A compact formula for conserved three-point tensor structures in 4D CFT

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Authors: Paul J Heslop, Hector Puerta Ramisa
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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