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A universal inequality on the unitary 2D CFT partition function

We prove the conjecture proposed by Hartman, Keller and Stoica (HKS) [1]: the grand-canonical free energy of a unitary 2D CFT with a sparse spectrum below the scaling dimension

\frac{c}{12}

+ ϵ and below the twist

\frac{c}{12}

is universal in the l ...

Springer Science and Business Media LLC2025

A radial variable for de Sitter two-point functions

Manuel Loparco, Jiaxin Qiao

We introduce a “radial” two-point invariant for quantum field theory in de Sitter (dS) analogous to the radial coordinate used in conformal field theory. We show that the two-point function of a free massive scalar in the Bunch-Davies vacuum has an exponen ...

Stichting SciPost2025

Quantum groups as global symmetries

Victor Gorbenko, Jiaxin Qiao, Barak Gabai

We study quantum field theories which have quantum groups as global internal symmetries. We show that in such theories operators are generically non-local, and should be thought as living at the ends of topological lines. We describe the general constraint ...

Springer Science and Business Media LLC2025

Lightcone Modular Bootstrap and Tauberian Theory: A Cardy-Like Formula for Near-Extremal Black Holes

Jiaxin Qiao

We show that for a unitary modular invariant 2D CFT withcentral charge c >1 and having a nonzero twist gap in the spectrum ofVirasoro primaries, for sufficiently large spinJ, there always exist spin-Joperators with twist falling in the interval (c-1\12 -ep ...

Cham2024

Twist Accumulation in Conformal Field Theory: A Rigorous Approach to the Lightcone Bootstrap

Jiaxin Qiao

We prove that in any unitary CFT, a twist gap in the spectrum of operator product expansion (OPE) of identical scalar quasiprimary operators (i.e. phi x phi) implies the existence of a family of quasiprimary operators O t,l with spins l ->.infinity and twi ...

SPRINGER2023