Kenan Diab
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Kenan Diab has a total of 3 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Vasyl Alba
Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, U.S.A.
3 shared publications Clay Córdova
Institute for Advanced Study
1 shared publication- Clay Córdova
University of Chicago
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 21 February 2018
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of High Energy Physics
- Vol. 2018 (2) , 131
Universal bounds on operator dimensions from the average null energy condition
- 21 February 2018
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of High Energy Physics
- Vol. 2018 (2) , 131
Open AccessUniversal bounds on operator dimensions from the average null energy condition
- Open Access
Universal Bounds on Operator Dimensions from the Average Null Energy Condition
We show that the average null energy condition implies novel lower bounds on the scaling dimensions of highly-chiral primary operators in four-dimensional conformal field theories. Denoting the spin of an operator by a pair of integers $(k,\bar{k})$ specifying the transformations under chiral $\frak{su}(2)$ rotations, we explicitly demonstrate these new bounds for operators transforming in $(k,0)$ and $(k,1)$ representations for sufficiently large $k$. Based on these calculations, along with intuition from free field theory, we conjecture that in any unitary conformal field theory, primary local operators of spin $(k,\bar{k})$ and scaling dimension $\Delta$ satisfy $\Delta \geq \text{max}\{k,\bar{k}\}.$ If $|k-\bar{k}| > 4$, this is stronger than the unitarity bound.Open AccessUniversal Bounds on Operator Dimensions from the Average Null Energy Condition
We show that the average null energy condition implies novel lower bounds on the scaling dimensions of highly-chiral primary operators in four-dimensional conformal field theories. Denoting the spin of an operator by a pair of integers $(k,\bar{k})$ specifying the transformations under chiral $\frak{su}(2)$ rotations, we explicitly demonstrate these new bounds for operators transforming in $(k,0)$ and $(k,1)$ representations for sufficiently large $k$. Based on these calculations, along with intuition from free field theory, we conjecture that in any unitary conformal field theory, primary local operators of spin $(k,\bar{k})$ and scaling dimension $\Delta$ satisfy $\Delta \geq \text{max}\{k,\bar{k}\}.$ If $|k-\bar{k}| > 4$, this is stronger than the unitarity bound. - Open Access
- 8 March 2016
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of High Energy Physics
- Vol. 2016 (3) , 1-35
Constraining conformal field theories with a higher spin symmetry in d > 3 dimensions
- 8 March 2016
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of High Energy Physics
- Vol. 2016 (3) , 1-35
Open AccessConstraining conformal field theories with a higher spin symmetry in d > 3 dimensions
- Open Access
Constraining conformal field theories with a higher spin symmetry in d> 3 dimensions
We study unitary conformal field theories with a unique stress tensor and at least one higher-spin conserved current in d>3 dimensions. We prove that every such theory contains an infinite number of higher-spin conserved currents of arbitrarily high spin, and that Ward identities generated by the conserved charges of these currents imply that the correlators of the stress tensor and the conserved currents of the theory must coincide with one of the following three possibilities: a) a theory of n free bosons (for some integer n), b) a theory of n free fermions, or c) a theory of n (d-2)/2-forms. For d even, all three structures exist, but for d odd, it may be the case that the third structure (c) does not; if it does exist, it is unclear what theory, if any, realizes it. This is a generalization of the result proved in three dimensions by Maldacena and Zhiboedov [arXiv:1112.1016]. This paper supersedes the previous paper by the authors [arXiv:1307.8092]
Open AccessConstraining conformal field theories with a higher spin symmetry in d> 3 dimensions
We study unitary conformal field theories with a unique stress tensor and at least one higher-spin conserved current in d>3 dimensions. We prove that every such theory contains an infinite number of higher-spin conserved currents of arbitrarily high spin, and that Ward identities generated by the conserved charges of these currents imply that the correlators of the stress tensor and the conserved currents of the theory must coincide with one of the following three possibilities: a) a theory of n free bosons (for some integer n), b) a theory of n free fermions, or c) a theory of n (d-2)/2-forms. For d even, all three structures exist, but for d odd, it may be the case that the third structure (c) does not; if it does exist, it is unclear what theory, if any, realizes it. This is a generalization of the result proved in three dimensions by Maldacena and Zhiboedov [arXiv:1112.1016]. This paper supersedes the previous paper by the authors [arXiv:1307.8092]
- Open Access
Constraining conformal field theories with a higher spin symmetry in d=4
We study unitary conformal field theories with a unique stress tensor and at least one higher-spin conserved current in four dimensions. We prove that every such theory contains an infinite number of higher-spin conserved currents of arbitrarily high spin, and that Ward identities generated by the conserved charges of these currents suffice to completely fix the correlators of the stress tensor and the conserved currents to be equal to one of three free field theories: the free boson, the free fermion, and the free vector field. This is a generalization of the result proved in three dimensions by Maldacena and Zhiboedov [arXiv:1112.1016].
Open AccessConstraining conformal field theories with a higher spin symmetry in d=4
We study unitary conformal field theories with a unique stress tensor and at least one higher-spin conserved current in four dimensions. We prove that every such theory contains an infinite number of higher-spin conserved currents of arbitrarily high spin, and that Ward identities generated by the conserved charges of these currents suffice to completely fix the correlators of the stress tensor and the conserved currents to be equal to one of three free field theories: the free boson, the free fermion, and the free vector field. This is a generalization of the result proved in three dimensions by Maldacena and Zhiboedov [arXiv:1112.1016].