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How do I understand this conformal transformation?
I am learning conformal transformation, and this is by far the most confusing transformation for me.
For the 2D bc system
$$S=\frac{1}{2\pi}\int d^2 z b\overline{\partial}c,$$
we have the ghost ...
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Weyl Anomaly Derivation in Polchinski Eq (3.4.21)
In Polchinski's longer derivation of the Weyl anomaly, he arrives at the result (equation 3.4.19):
$$ \ln{\frac{Z[g]}{Z[\delta]}} = \frac{a_1}{8\pi} \int d^2\sigma \int d^2\sigma' g^{1/2} R(\sigma) G(\...
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