THREE-POINT CORRELATION FUNCTIONS OF THE MINIMAL CONFORMAL THEORIES COUPLED TO 2D GRAVITY

Abstract

The general three-point correlation functions of the minimal conformal field theories coupled to gravity are calculated using the specific Coulomb gas type quantization technique. The gravity interaction modifies in an essential way the operator algebra of the corresponding minimal model, in particular in canceling the decoupling of a finite number of primary fields, in case of rational theories. This is suggested to be related to the appearance of new physical states, under the BRST analysis of Lian and Zuckerman. Within the analytic technique, this effect is due to the corresponding singularities of the gravity sector operator algebra structure constants.