24.02.2023 (Friday)

Extended operators in 4d N=2 SCFTs and vertex algebras

Exceptional Seminar Matteo Lotito (Seoul National U)

at:
11:15 KCL
room K0.20
abstract:

Local Schur operators in 4d N=2 SCFTs form a protected class of operators giving rise to a 2d vertex operator algebra. Following the local operator picture, we introduce classes of conformal extended operators (lines, surfaces) and study these in twisted Schur cohomology. We show how these operators support a more general algebraic structure compared to the local operators, giving rise to an extension of the vertex algebra known for local Schur operators.