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Conformal Field Theory

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What is the central charge of a conformal field theory?

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The number of conserved currents in the theory
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The central charge is a measure of the number of degrees of freedom in a conformal field theory. It is related to the number of conserved currents in the theory, which are the generators of conformal transformations.

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