On Galilean Conformal Bootstrap II: $\xi=0$ sector

TL;DR

This paper advances the understanding of two-dimensional Galilean conformal field theories by analyzing the subtle $\xi=0$ sector, deriving global blocks, and confirming results through explicit four-point function computations.

Contribution

It provides a detailed analysis of the $\xi=0$ sector in GCFT$_2$, including null states, selection rules, and the derivation of global GCA blocks and inversion formulas.

Findings

Derived $\xi=0$ global GCA blocks as combinations of $sl(2, )$ Casimir solutions.

Established an Euclidean inversion formula for the $\xi=0$ sector.

Confirmed the theoretical results with four-point functions in BMS free scalar theory.

Abstract

In this work, we continue our work on two dimensional Galilean conformal field theory (GCFT$_2$). Our previous work (arXiv:2011.11092) focused on the $\xi\neq 0$ sector, here we investigate the more subtle $\xi=0$ sector to complete the discussion. The case $\xi=0$ is degenerate since there emerge interesting null states in a general $\xi=0$ boost multiplet. We specify these null states and work out the resulting selection rules. Then, we compute the $\xi=0$ global GCA blocks and find that they can be written as a linear combination of several building blocks, each of which can be obtained from a $sl(2,\mathbb{R})$ Casimir equation. These building blocks allow us to give an Euclidean inversion formula as well. As a consistency check, we study four-point functions of certain vertex operators in the BMS free scalar theory. In this case, the $\xi=0$ sector is the only allowable sector in the propagating channel. We find that the direct expansion of the 4-point function reproduces the global GCA block and is consistent with the inversion formula.