The Liouville field theory zero-mode problem

2004
23 pages
Published in:
  • Theor.Math.Phys. 139 (2004) 654-671,
  • Teor.Mat.Fiz. 139 (2004) 245-267

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Abstract: (Springer)
We quantize the canonical free-field zero modes p, q on the half-plane p > 0 for both Liouville field theory and its reduced Liouville particle dynamics. We describe the particle dynamics in detail, calculate one-point functions of particle vertex operators, deduce their zero-mode realization on the half-plane, and prove that the particle vertex operators act self-adjointly on the Hilbert space L 2(ℝ+) because of symmetries generated by the S-matrix. Similarly, we obtain the self-adjointness of the corresponding Liouville field theory vertex operator in the zero-mode sector by applying the Liouville reflection amplitude, which is derived by the operator method.
  • conformal field theory
  • Liouville theory
  • Hamiltonian reduction
  • Liouville particle dynamics
  • zero modes
  • half-plane quantization
  • field theory: conformal
  • dimension: 2
  • field theory: Liouville
  • zero mode
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