CFT Zoo

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List of CFTs

Here is a list of CFTs. They are organized by dimension. Note that some CFTs, like the gaussian theories and percolation, can be defined in any number of dimensions.

Some special classes of CFTs:

One dimension

In 1d, the conformal Ward identity $T_\mu{}^\mu = 0$ implies $T_{00} = H = 0$. Therefore quantum systems which truly respect conformal invariance are non-local (see here for another argument). Nonetheless, there are a number of interesting models exhibiting conformal symmetry or near conformal symmetry in one dimension.

Two dimensions

2d CFTs are the best understood class of CFTs, due to their larger Virasoro Algebra

Minimal Models

Liouville theory

Narain theories

Percolation

Three dimensions

Four dimensions

Five dimensions

Six dimensions

Higher dimensions

There are no known unitary interacting CFTs in $d>6$.

There are constructions of non-unitary theories in higher dimensions (see non-unitary CFTs).

There are no interacting superconformal field theories in $d>6$ because there are no superconformal algebras (satisfying certain assumptions). This follows from the classification of superconformal algebras due to Nahm. See also the proof of Minwalla for a more recent discussion.