A compact formula for conserved three-point tensor structures in 4D CFT
Abstract
A bstract We derive a compact analytic formula for a complete basis of conformally invariant tensor structures for three-point functions of conserved operators in arbitrary 4D Lorentz representations. The construction follows directly from a novel constraint equivalent to applying conservation conditions at each point: the leading terms in all OPE limits appear as symmetric traceless tensors. We derive this by lifting to a unified SU( m , m |2 n ) analytic superspace framework, where the conservation conditions are automatically solved and then reducing back to 4D CFT. The same method is also used for cases involving one non-conserved operator. This formalism further reveals a map of the counting of CFT tensor structures to that of finite-dimensional SU(2 n ) representations, solved by Littlewood-Richardson coefficients. All results can be directly re-interpreted as three-point $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 2 and $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 4 superconformal tensor structures via the unified analytic superspace.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories
Algebraic structures and combinatorial models
Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of High Energy Physics
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Volume
- 2026
- Issue
- 4
- Publication date
- 23 April 2026
- Language
- EN