Catastrophes and the classification of conformal theories
Abstract
Using ideas from renormalization group theory we show that the study of catastrophes (singularities) is a powerful tool in the classification of conformal theories. The results are most powerful when applied to N=2 superconformal models. The ideas are illustrated by considering some examples including the minimal superconformal models.
- Publication:
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Physics Letters B
- Pub Date:
- February 1989
- DOI:
- 10.1016/0370-2693(89)90473-5
- Bibcode:
- 1989PhLB..218...51V