Mulokwe, MbavhaleloRodrigues, Jo˜ao P.2025-06-202018-11Mulokwe, M., Rodrigues, J.P. Large N bilocals at the infrared fixed point of the three dimensional O(N) invariant vector theory with a quartic interaction. J. High Energ. Phys. 2018, 47 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP11(2018)0471126-6708 (print)1029-8479 (online)10.1007/JHEP11(2018)047https://hdl.handle.net/10539/45190We study the three dimensional O(N) invariant bosonic vector model with a λN(φaφa)2 interaction at its infrared fixed point, using a bilocal field approach and in an 1/N expansion. We identify a (negative energy squared) bound state in its spectrum about the large N conformal background. At the critical point this is identified with the ∆ = 2 state. We further demonstrate that at the critical point the ∆ = 1 state disappears from the spectrum.en© 2018 The Authors. Open Access.This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.1/N ExpansionAdS-CFT CorrespondenceHigher Spin SymmetryNonperturbative EffectsArticleSDG-9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure