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On the higher-spin spectrum in large N Chern-Simons vector models

Author(s): Giombi, Simone; Gurucharan, V; Kirilin, V; Prakash, S; Skvortsov, E

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Abstract: Chern-Simons gauge theories coupled to massless fundamental scalars or fermions define interesting non-supersymmetric 3d CFTs that possess approximate higher spin symmetries at large N. In this paper, we compute the scaling dimensions of the higher-spin operators in these models, to leading order in the 1/N expansion and exactly in the ‘t Hooft coupling. We obtain these results in two independent ways: by using conformal symmetry and the classical equations of motion to fix the structure of the current non-conservation, and by a direct Feynman diagram calculation. The full dependence on the ‘t Hooft coupling can be restored by using results that follow from the weakly broken higher-spin symmetry. This analysis also allows us to obtain some explicit results for the non-conserved, parity-breaking structures that appear in planar three-point functions of the higher-spin operators. At large spin, we find that the anomalous dimensions grow logarithmically with the spin, in agreement with general expectations. This logarithmic behavior disappears in the strong coupling limit, where the anomalous dimensions turn into those of the critical 0(N) or Gross-Neveu models, in agreement with the conjectured 3d bosonization duality.
Publication Date: Jan-2017
Electronic Publication Date: 13-Jan-2017
Citation: Giombi, S, Gurucharan, V, Kirilin, V, Prakash, S, Skvortsov, E. (2017). On the higher-spin spectrum in large N Chern-Simons vector models. JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, 10.1007/JHEP01(2017)058
DOI: doi:10.1007/JHEP01(2017)058
ISSN: 1029-8479
Pages: 058-1 - 058-51
Type of Material: Journal Article
Journal/Proceeding Title: JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS
Version: Final published version. This is an open access article.



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