Boundary $c\leq1$ Liouville CFT from the Bootstrap

We construct boundary Liouville conformal field theory at central charge $c\leq1$ with FZZT-type boundary conditions and show that it satisfies the Cardy--Lewellen sewing constraints on the disk and the annulus. Using the analytic bootstrap we derive the so far missing boundary three-point and bulk-to-boundary structure constants and a consistent disk one-point function as explicit meromorphic functions of the Liouville momenta. In sharp contrast to $c\geq25$, the open-string spectrum between two ``timelike'' FZZT boundaries is \emph{discrete}, yet non-trivially consistent through open-closed duality with the \emph{continuous} closed-string spectrum of Ribault and Santachiara.

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arXiv (Cornell University)
Published
2026-11-03
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2611.05378
Primary Topic
Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
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preprint
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Boundary $c\leq1$ Liouville CFT from the Bootstrap

Ioannis Tsiares, Olga Papadoulaki, Paul Ghiringhelli, Panos Betzios
arXiv (Cornell University)
Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
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Boundary $c\leq1$ Liouville CFT from the Bootstrap

Ioannis Tsiares, Olga Papadoulaki, Paul Ghiringhelli, Panos Betzios
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Abstract

We construct boundary Liouville conformal field theory at central charge $c\leq1$ with FZZT-type boundary conditions and show that it satisfies the Cardy--Lewellen sewing constraints on the disk and the annulus. Using the analytic bootstrap we derive the so far missing boundary three-point and bulk-to-boundary structure constants and a consistent disk one-point function as explicit meromorphic functions of the Liouville momenta. In sharp contrast to $c\geq25$, the open-string spectrum between two ``timelike'' FZZT boundaries is \emph{discrete}, yet non-trivially consistent through open-closed duality with the \emph{continuous} closed-string spectrum of Ribault and Santachiara.

arXiv (Cornell University)
Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
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