Conformally invariant non-local operators

Conformally Invariant Non-local Operators

On a conformal manifold with boundary, we construct conformally invariant local boundary conditions B for the conformally invariant power of the Laplacian k , with the property that ( k , B) is formally self-adjoint. These boundary problems are used to construct conformally invariant nonlocal operators on the boundary Σ, generalizing the conformal Dirichlet-to-Robin operator, with principal par...

Conformally invariant differential operators on tensor densities

Let Fλ be the space of tensor densities on R n of degree λ (or, equivalently, of conformal densities of degree −λn) considered as a module over the Lie algebra o(p+1, q+1). We classify o(p+1, q+1)-invariant bilinear differential operators from Fλ ⊗ Fμ to Fν . The classification of linear o(p + 1, q + 1)invariant differential operators from Fλ to Fμ already known in the literature (see [6, 9]) i...

Is mass conformally invariant ?

By using the Garfinkle, Horowitz and Strominger black hole solutions as examples, we illustrate that, with respect to the reference action functional proposed by Hawking and Horowitz, the asymp-totic mass parameter is not invariant between two conformally related static spherically symmetric metrics.

Minimization of Conformally Invariant Energies

Conformally Invariant Off - shell Strings ∗

Recent advances in non-critical string theory allow a unique continuation of critical Polyakov string amplitudes to off-shell momenta, while preserving conformal invari-ance. These continuations possess unusual, apparently stringy, characteristics, as we illustrate with our results for three-point functions. 1. The Polyakov functional integral The Polyakov path integral 1 appears only a recipe ...