Advanced Special Lectures in Physics XXXVI

Academic unit or major

Graduate major in Physics

Instructor(s)

Yu Nakayama

Class Format

Lecture

Media-enhanced courses

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Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

Intensive

Class

-

Course Code

PHY.P676

Number of credits

100

Course offered

2020

Offered quarter

4Q

Syllabus updated

Jul 10, 2025

Language

English

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

At the second-order phase transition, many physical systems show not only scale invariance but also conformal invariance. In this lecture, we study basic knowledge of conformal field theories in higher dimensions than two. It includes the structure of correlation functions, representation theory of conformal algebra, and properties of conformal blocks. We use them to set up the numerical conformal bootstrap program to solve the three dimensional critical Ising model.

Course description and aims

The master course students are expected to fully understand the contents at the standard level.
The students are expected to solve the standard problems provided by the lecturer.

Keywords

conformal field theory, conformal bootstrap

Competencies

• Specialist skills
• Intercultural skills
• Communication skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

日程(Dates):
12/24 (木) Dec. 24 (Thu) 10:40-12:20, 14:20-16:00
12/25 (金) Dec.25 (Fri) 10:40-12:20, 14:20-16:00
12/26 (土) Dec.26 (Sat) 10:40-12:20, 14:20-16:00 (Seminar)
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Course schedule/Objectives

Study advice (preparation and review)

Textbook(s)

None.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

None.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Evaluated by questions during classes and a report related to lectures.

Related courses

• PHY.Q433 ： Field Theory I
• PHY.Q434 ： Field Theory II

Prerequisites

Note