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I investigate universality of the two-dimensional higher-derivative conformal theory using the method of singular products. The previous results for the central charge at one loop are confirmed for the quartic and six-derivative actions.
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This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (Grant No.20-12-00195).
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Makeenko, Y. Singular products and universality in higher-derivative conformal theory. J. High Energ. Phys. 2023, 86 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP09(2023)086
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