Scale and conformal invariance in field theory: A physical counterexample

被引：68
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作者：
Riva, V
Cardy, J
机构：
[1] Rudolf Peierls Ctr Theoret Phys, Oxford OX1 3NP, England
[2] Univ Oxford Wolfson Coll, Oxford OX2 6UD, England
[3] Univ Oxford All Souls Coll, Oxford OX1 4AL, England
来源：
PHYSICS LETTERS B | 2005年 / 622卷 / 3-4期
基金：
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词：
scale and conformal invariance in QFT; theory of elasticity;
D O I：
10.1016/j.physletb.2005.07.010
中图分类号：
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号：
0704 ;
摘要：
In this Letter, we illustrate how the two-dimensional theory of elasticity provides a physical example of field theory displaying scale but not conformal invariance. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码：339 / 342
页数：4
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