Fixed point structure of 3D abelian gauge theories

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taichi Itoh ◽  
Yoonbai Kim
Keyword(s):  
Fixed Point ◽  
Gauge Theories ◽  
Abelian Gauge

scholarly journals Large $$N_\mathrm{f}$$ for multiple representations

2021 ◽  
Vol 81 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giacomo Cacciapaglia ◽  
Shahram Vatani
Keyword(s):  
Fixed Point ◽  
Gauge Group ◽  
Gauge Theories ◽  
Beta Function ◽  
Multiple Representations ◽  
Abelian Gauge ◽  
Pole Structure

AbstractWe present an extension of the large-$$N_\mathrm{f}$$ N f formalism that allows one to study cases with multiple fermion representations. The pole structure in the beta function is traced back to the intrinsic non-abelian nature of the gauge group, independently from the fermion representation. This result validates the conjectured existence of an interactive UV fixed point for non-abelian gauge theories with large fermion multiplicity. Finally, we apply our results to chiral gauge theories.

Geometry and Quantum Dynamics

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurent Baulieu ◽  
John Iliopoulos ◽  
Roland Sénéor
Keyword(s):  
General Relativity ◽  
Quantum Dynamics ◽  
Gauge Theories ◽  
Brst Symmetry ◽  
Abelian Gauge ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
History Of ◽  
Brst Invariance

A geometrical derivation of Abelian and non- Abelian gauge theories. The Faddeev–Popov quantisation. BRST invariance and ghost fields. General discussion of BRST symmetry. Application to Yang–Mills theories and general relativity. A brief history of gauge theories.

scholarly journals Cwebs beyond three loops in multiparton amplitudes

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Neelima Agarwal ◽  
Lorenzo Magnea ◽  
Sourav Pal ◽  
Anurag Tripathi
Keyword(s):  
Gauge Theories ◽  
Anomalous Dimension ◽  
Wilson Line ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Feynman Diagrams ◽  
Loop Order ◽  
Abelian Gauge ◽  
Sum Rule ◽  
Combinatorial Properties ◽  
Low Dimensional

Abstract Correlators of Wilson-line operators in non-abelian gauge theories are known to exponentiate, and their logarithms can be organised in terms of collections of Feynman diagrams called webs. In [1] we introduced the concept of Cweb, or correlator web, which is a set of skeleton diagrams built with connected gluon correlators, and we computed the mixing matrices for all Cwebs connecting four or five Wilson lines at four loops. Here we complete the evaluation of four-loop mixing matrices, presenting the results for all Cwebs connecting two and three Wilson lines. We observe that the conjuctured column sum rule is obeyed by all the mixing matrices that appear at four-loops. We also show how low-dimensional mixing matrices can be uniquely determined from their known combinatorial properties, and provide some all-order results for selected classes of mixing matrices. Our results complete the required colour building blocks for the calculation of the soft anomalous dimension matrix at four-loop order.

scholarly journals Covariant phase space and soft factorization in non-Abelian gauge theories

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Temple He ◽  
Prahar Mitra
Keyword(s):  
Phase Space ◽  
Ward Identity ◽  
Gauge Theories ◽  
Minkowski Spacetime ◽  
Soft Gluon ◽  
Careful Study ◽  
Abelian Gauge ◽  
Gauge Sector ◽  
Vacuum States ◽  
The One

Abstract We perform a careful study of the infrared sector of massless non-abelian gauge theories in four-dimensional Minkowski spacetime using the covariant phase space formalism, taking into account the boundary contributions arising from the gauge sector of the theory. Upon quantization, we show that the boundary contributions lead to an infinite degeneracy of the vacua. The Hilbert space of the vacuum sector is not only shown to be remarkably simple, but also universal. We derive a Ward identity that relates the n-point amplitude between two generic in- and out-vacuum states to the one computed in standard QFT. In addition, we demonstrate that the familiar single soft gluon theorem and multiple consecutive soft gluon theorem are consequences of the Ward identity.

scholarly journals Symmetry breaking at high temperatures in large N gauge theories

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Soumyadeep Chaudhuri ◽  
Eliezer Rabinovici
Keyword(s):  
Fixed Point ◽  
Phase Transitions ◽  
Symmetry Breaking ◽  
High Temperatures ◽  
Gauge Theories ◽  
Scalar Fields ◽  
Temperature Limit ◽  
Spontaneous Breaking ◽  
Critical Temperatures ◽  
Weakly Coupled

Abstract Considering marginally relevant and relevant deformations of the weakly coupled (3 + 1)-dimensional large N conformal gauge theories introduced in [1], we study the patterns of phase transitions in these systems that lead to a symmetry-broken phase in the high temperature limit. These deformations involve only the scalar fields in the models. The marginally relevant deformations are obtained by varying certain double trace quartic couplings between the scalar fields. The relevant deformations, on the other hand, are obtained by adding masses to the scalar fields while keeping all the couplings frozen at their fixed point values. At the N → ∞ limit, the RG flows triggered by these deformations approach the aforementioned weakly coupled CFTs in the UV regime. These UV fixed points lie on a conformal manifold with the shape of a circle in the space of couplings. As shown in [1], in certain parameter regimes a subset of points on this manifold exhibits thermal order characterized by the spontaneous breaking of a global ℤ2 or U(1) symmetry and Higgsing of a subset of gauge bosons at all nonzero temperatures. We show that the RG flows triggered by the marginally relevant deformations lead to a weakly coupled IR fixed point which lacks the thermal order. Thus, the systems defined by these RG flows undergo a transition from a disordered phase at low temperatures to an ordered phase at high temperatures. This provides examples of both inverse symmetry breaking and symmetry nonrestoration. For the relevant deformations, we demonstrate that a variety of phase transitions are possible depending on the signs and magnitudes of the squares of the masses added to the scalar fields. Using thermal perturbation theory, we derive the approximate values of the critical temperatures for all these phase transitions. All the results are obtained at the N → ∞ limit. Most of them are found in a reliable weak coupling regime and for others we present qualitative arguments.

scholarly journals CONFORMAL HOUSE

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (24) ◽  
pp. 4603-4621 ◽  
Author(s):  
THOMAS A. RYTTOV ◽  
FRANCESCO SANNINO
Keyword(s):  
Fixed Point ◽  
Fixed Points ◽  
Gauge Group ◽  
Gauge Theories ◽  
Simultaneous Presence ◽  
Consistency Check ◽  
Effective Lagrangian ◽  
Anomalous Dimensions ◽  
Mass Terms

We investigate the gauge dynamics of nonsupersymmetric SU (N) gauge theories featuring the simultaneous presence of fermionic matter transforming according to two distinct representations of the underlying gauge group. We bound the regions of flavors and colors which can yield a physical infrared fixed point. As a consistency check we recover the previously investigated bounds of the conformal windows when restricting to a single matter representation. The earlier conformal windows can be imagined to be part now of the new conformal house. We predict the nonperturbative anomalous dimensions at the infrared fixed points. We further investigate the effects of adding mass terms to the condensates on the conformal house chiral dynamics and construct the simplest instanton induced effective Lagrangian terms.

Noncompact formulation of Abelian gauge theories on the lattice and charge quantization

1989 ◽  
Vol 233 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 187-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. de Franceschi ◽  
F. Palumbo
Keyword(s):  
Gauge Theories ◽  
Abelian Gauge ◽  
Charge Quantization

Entanglement entropy in Abelian gauge theories

2009 ◽  
Vol 72 (9) ◽  
pp. 1601-1605
Author(s):  
P. V. Buividovich ◽  
M. I. Polikarpov
Keyword(s):  
Gauge Theories ◽  
Entanglement Entropy ◽  
Abelian Gauge
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