Decomposition of $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 1 superconformal minimal models and their fractional quantum Hall wavefunctions
A bstract $$ \mathcal{N} $$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mi>N</mml:mi> </mml:math> = 1 superconformal minimal models are the first series of unitary conformal field theories (CFTs) extending beyond Virasoro algebra. Using coset constructions, we characterize CFTs in $$ \mathcal{N} $$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mi>N</mml:mi> </mml:math> = 1 superconformal minimal models using combinations of a parafermion theory, an Ising theory and a free boson theory. Supercurrent operators in the original theory also becomes sums of operators from each constituent theory. If we take our $$ \mathcal{N} $$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mi>N</mml:mi> </mml:math> = 1 superconformal theories as the neutral part of the edge theory of a fractional quantum Hall state, we present a systematic way of calculating its ground state wavefunction using free field methods. Each ground state wavefunction is known previously as a sum of polynomials with distinct clustering behaviours. Based on our decomposition, we find explicit expressions for each summand polynomial. A brief generalization to S 3 minimal models using coset construction is also included.
Authors
- Sirui Ning (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9121-6410)
- Yehao Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2498-6807)
- Yichen Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1957-1623)
Institutions
- Princeton University (US)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of High Energy Physics
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep03(2026)115
- Primary Topic
- Algebraic structures and combinatorial models
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
- Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Princeton University
- University of Oxford
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- China Scholarship Council
- Institut Périmètre de physique théorique
- Division of Materials Research