The Analytic Bootstrap and AdS Superhorizon Locality

Note: Special day, Thursday; Special Time 1:30
Speaker: Jared Kaplan, Stanford University/SLAC

When: December 6, 2012 (Thu), 01:30PM to 02:30PM (add to my calendar)
Location: PRB 595

This event is part of the HET Seminar Series.

Abstract:

We take an analytic approach to the CFT bootstrap, studying an Eikonal-type limit of $d>2$ dimensional CFT 4-pt correlators where the conformal cross ratios satisfy $|u| \ll |v| \ll 1$. We use this limit to derive exact results concerning the CFT spectrum and OPE coefficients for operators with large angular momentum. We interpret the results as a statement about super-horizon locality in AdS for very general CFTs.