Loss of continuum Lorentz invariance in gauge theories on a triangular lattice

On a triangular lattice, a weakly chiral lagrangian of interacting bosons and fermions is constructed to be naturally invariant under the triangular symmetry. The continuum limit of the resulting field theory is not Lorentz invariant. We explicitly show this for the propagator of the massive Schwinger model.     

Fermion propagators on a four-dimensional random-block lattice

Fermion propagators, composite boson propagators and the fermion condensate are calculated numerically on the four-dimensional random-block lattice, respectively. The ensemble-averaged fermion propagator agrees with the continuum propagator for distances greater than three average lattice spacings. The results on the fermion condensate show that the chiral symmetry of the doubled modes is broken in the continuum limit. The Goldstone boson arising from the broken symmetry is revealed by examining the composite pseudo-scalar propagator. The doubled fermion and the Goldstone boson both acquire masses of the order of inverse lattice spacing and thus decouple from the theory in the continuum limit.     

Chiral bosons

The local lagrangian formulation for chiral bosons recently suggested by Floreanini and Jackiw is analyzed. We quantize the system and explain how the unconventional Poincaré generators of left and right chiral bosons combine to form the standard generators. The left-U(1) Kac-Moody algebra and the left-Virasoro algebra are shown to be the same as for left Weyl fermions. We compare the partition functions, on the torus, of a chiral boson and a chiral fermion. The left-moving boson is coupled to gauge fields producing the same anomalies as in the fermionic formulation. It is pointed out that the unconventional Lorentz transformations are inapplicable for the coupled system and a set of different transformations is presented. A coupling to gravity is proposed. We present the theory of chiral bosons on a group manifold, the chiral WZW model. The (1,0) supersymmetric abelian and non-abelian chiral bosons are described.     

A chiral invariant decoupling of replica lattice fermions

A chiral invariant lattice fermion action which solves the species-doubling problem of Dirac fermions on a lattice for (even) dimensions of space-time less than eight is presented. The decoupling of replica fermions requires to give up rotational and gauge symmetry in the regularization procedure. The corresponding lattice Schwinger model reproduces all the results of the continuum theory.     

A Wilson-Yukawa Model with undoubled chiral fermions in 2D

We consider the fermion mass spectrum in the strong coupling vortex phase (VXS) of a lattice fermion-scalar model with a global U(1)_L × U(1)_R, in two dimensions, in the context of a recently proposed two-cutoff lattice formulation. The fermion doublers are made massive by a strong Wilson-Yukawa coupling, but in contrast with the standard formulation of these type of models, in which the light fermion spectrum was found to be vector-like, we find massless fermions with chiral quantum numbers at finite lattice spacing. When the global symmetry is gauged, this model is expected to give rise to a lattice chiral gauge theory.     

Fermions in a single-point model of QCD with many colours and flavours

I consider the fermion dynamics of a reduced model of Chromodynamics in the topological limit. Contrary to the lattice theory (with naive fermions) the reduced model has the same chiral symmetry as the continuum theory. The origin of the (perhaps benificial) error in the reduction procedure is discussed. Also I look for other reduced models.     

A local and integrable lattice regularization of the massive Thirring model

The light-cone lattice approach to the massive Thirring model is reformulated using a local and integrable lattice hamiltonian written in terms of discrete Fermi fields. Several subtle points concerning boundary conditions, normal ordering, continuum limit, finite renormalizations and decoupling of fermion doublers are elucidated. The relations connecting the six-vertex anisotropy and the various coupling constants of the continuum are analyzed in detail.     

Study of a two-dimensional model with axial-current-pseudoscalar derivative interaction

A detailed study is made of a massive pseudoscalar field interacting via derivative coupling with massless fermions in two-dimensional space-time. The model provides an example of a soluble renormalizable theory with an anomalous axial-vector current and a zero-mass particle interpretation for the fermion. Except for a finite mass and wavefunction renormalization, the boson remains free in the presence of the interaction. The canonical fermion field exhibits an anomalous dimension that is found to be in agreement with the asymptotic Callan-Symanzik equation. The connection between the Wilson expansion for defining operator products in this model and the Dyson equations of renormalized perturbation theory is discussed, and agreement with second-order perturbation theory is verified by explicit calculation.     

Finite-element lattice fermions in perturbation theory

A lattice Thirring model is defined using a finite-element differencing scheme. The momentum-space propagator is calculated to second order in the coupling, and it is shown that the form of the ultraviolet divergence as the lattice spacing is taken to zero is identical to that found in continuum perturbation theory. This provides further evidence for the absence of fermion species-doubling present in most other lattice formulations.     

The Thirring interaction in the two-dimensional axial–current–pseudoscalar derivative coupling model

We reexamine the two-dimensional model of massive fermions interacting with a massless pseudoscalar field via axial-current derivative coupling. The hidden Thirring interaction in the axial-derivative coupling model is exhibited compactly by performing a canonical field transformation on the Bose field algebra and the model is mapped into the Thirring model with an additional vector–current–scalar derivative interaction (Schroer–Thirring model). The Fermi field operator is rewritten in terms of the Mandelstam soliton operator coupled to a free massless scalar field. The charge sectors of the axial-derivative model are mapped into the charge sectors of the massive Thirring model. The complete bosonized version of the model is presented. The bosonized composite operators of the quantum Hamiltonian are obtained as the leading operators in the Wilson short distance expansions.     

Studies on the Chiral Order Parameter in the Schwinger Model

Based on an analytical technique using a unitary transformation and the variational method, we study the chiral order parameter in the Schwinger model in the lattice formalism with Kogut-Susskind fermions. The fermion condensate (ψψ)fo r any coupling constant and fermion mass are calculated. Chiral symmetry is shown to be broken in the massless limit and good scaling behavior is obtained.     

The lattice Schwinger model with SLAC fermions

The lattice Schwinger model with SLAC fermions is analyzed with two methods: a Hartree-Fock calculation of the ground state wave function, and a weak coupling approximation involving a truncated SLAC derivative. It is shown that a Goldstone boson of chiral symmetry is actually present, but in the weak coupling limit it acquires infinite velocity.     

The massive thirring model as continuum limit of the Heisenberg model

The continuum limit of the lattice fermion version of the anisotropic spin-1/2 Heisenberg chain is reconsidered. It is shown that certain matrix elements of the Heisenberg Hamiltonian converge towards corresponding matrix elements of a massive Thirring model as previously suggested by Luther and Peschel. However, the result is only to first order consistent with the exactly known spectral and critical properties of the two models. Going beyond previous results in addition to the coupling constant of the massive Thirring model the kinetic energy coefficient comes out correctly to the first order of the lattice fermion interaction, too. Emphasizing the role of the underlying Hilbert spaces the discrepancy in higher orders is explained.Work performed within the research program of the Sonderforschungsbereich 125 Aachen, Jülich, Köln     

Effective lagrangian and dynamical symmetry breaking in strongly coupled lattice QCD

A method is proposed for computing effective lagrangians in QCD with N colors using lattice regularization. The meson field lagrangian is worked out in detail in the strong coupling limit with various lattice fermion formulations. For generalized Susskind fermions the spontaneous breakdown U(n) ? U(n) → U(n) (diagonal) is found at large N and a generalized version of the non-linear σ model emerges in a natural way. The Nambu-Goldstone spectrum is investigated and a continuous transition is made to Wilson fermions, for which the effective potential and the ππ scattering amplitude are tested on chiral symmetry. Large d (=dimension) approximations are compared with the large N limit and applied to N = 3.     

Numerical simulations of two-dimensional QED

We describe the computer simulation of two-dimensional QED on a 64 × 64 Euclidean space-time lattice using the Susskind lattice fermion action. The order parameter for chiral symmetry breaking and the low-lying meson masses are calculated for both the model with two continuum flavours, which arises naturally in this formulation, and the model with one continuum flavour obtained by including a nonsymmetric mass term and setting one fermion mass equal to the cut-off. Results are compared with those obtained using the quenched approximation, and with analytic predictions.     

Class of exactly solvable pairing models

We present three classes of exactly solvable models for fermion and boson systems, based on the pairing interaction. These models are solvable in any dimension. As an example we show the first results for fermions interacting with repulsive pairing forces in a two-dimensional square lattice. In spite of the repulsive pairing force the exact results show attractive pair correlations.     

Mass terms and mass renormalization for Susskind fermions

We discuss the symmetry properties of a geometrically motivated mass term giving different masses to the four flavours of Susskind fermions. Using this mass term we calculate the fermion self-energy in weak coupling perturbation theory at the one-loop level as well as the relation between the fermion masses on the lattice and in the continuum.     

Anomalous Vector-Boson Mass Generation on a Lattice

We show the vector boson mass generation on a lattice with the Wilson's fermion formulation. By calculating explicitly the change of the effective action under chiral transformation, it is also found an arbitrariness in the solution of the chiral Schwinger model, which depends on a lattice regularization in continuum theory.     

On the character of chiral symmetry breaking and fermion vacuum structure in QED<Subscript>3</Subscript>

Equation for the Bethe-Salpeter wave function of the Goldstone boson in QED₃ is considered in the ladder approximation with the use of the Landau gauge for the photon propagator. With the help of standard simplifications, the existence of nonzero solutions for this equation is demonstrated, which testifies to the production of the above-described boson in the process of chiral symmetry breaking. At the same time, it is demonstrated that only one of the entire set of solutions describing the Goldstone boson corresponds to the stable ground state; this solution has the greatest fermion mass. In the remaining cases, the compound boson state with zero mass is excited, and all other states having smaller energies appear tachyon states and hence are unstable. The fermion condensate is calculated; it is demonstrated that in the examined case, it is finite. Based on the foregoing, conclusions are drawn about spontaneous rather than dynamic character of chiral symmetry breaking in QED₃, complex structure of fermion vacuum for the examined model, and at the same time, simple structure of the massive phase vacuum.