Conformal family explained

In theoretical physics, a conformal family^[1] is an irreducible representation of the Virasoro algebra.^[2] In most cases, it is uniquely determined by its primary field or the highest weight vector. The family contains all of its descendant fields.

See also

• Conformal field theory

Notes and References

1. Book: Ralph Blumenhagen. Erik Plauschinn. Introduction to Conformal Field Theory: With Applications to String Theory. 31 July 2009. Springer Science & Business Media. 978-3-642-00449-0. 80.
2. Book: Radu Laza. Matthias Schütt. Noriko Yui. Calabi-Yau Varieties: Arithmetic, Geometry and Physics: Lecture Notes on Concentrated Graduate Courses. 27 August 2015. Springer. 978-1-4939-2830-9. 239.