A-D-E Classification of Conformal Field Theories

Andrea Cappelli , Jean-Bernard Zuber (1)

1 LPTHE - Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Hautes Energies

The ADE classification scheme is encountered in many areas of mathematics, most notably in the study of Lie algebras. Here such a scheme is shown to describe families of two-dimensional conformal field theories.

Domaines: Physique des Hautes Energies - Théorie [hep-th]

Andrea Cappelli, Jean-Bernard Zuber. A-D-E Classification of Conformal Field Theories. Scholarpedia, 2010, pp.5(4):10314. ⟨hal-00526789⟩