Transverse Ward-Takahashi identities and full vertex functions in different representations of QED_3

We derive the transverse Ward-Takahashi identities(WTI) of N-dimensional quantum electrodynamics by means of the canonical quantization method and the path integration method, and subsequently attempt to prove that QED_3 is solvable based on the transverse and longitudinal WTI, indicating that the full vector and tensor vertices functions can be expressed in terms of the fermion propagators in QED_3. Further, we discuss the effect of different γ matrix representations on the full vertex function.     

CHIRAL ANOMALY AND UNAMBIGUOUS TERMS OF EXACT SCALE BEHAVIOR

We perform new explicit and regularization-independent calculations of < AV > amplitude in QED₁₊₁ and amplitude in QED₁₊₃ respectively to reinvestigate the anomaly problem. A kind of finite and unambiguous terms of exact scale behavior (in momentum space) is found to be responsible for the anomalies both in QED₁₊₁ and QED₁₊₁. They come from logarithmically divergent momentum integrals in contrast with the usual knowledge for triaugle anomaly in QED₁₊₃. In QED₁₊₁, this term is also responsible for photon mass generation. Some implications and possible relations with other aspects of anomaly are discussed.     

Entropy of random coverings and 4D quantum gravity

We discuss the counting of minimal geodesic ball coverings of n-dimensional (n ≥ 3) riemannian manifolds of bounded geometry, fixed Euler characteristic, and Reidemeister torsion in a given representation of the fundamental group. This counting bears relevance to the analysis of the continuum limit of discrete models of quantum gravity. We establish the conditions under which the number of coverings grows exponentially with the volume, thus allowing for the search of a continuum limit of the corresponding discretized models. The resulting entropy estimates depend on representations of the fundamental group of the manifold through the corresponding Reidemeister torsion. We discuss the sum over inequivalent representations both in the two-dimensional and in the four-dimensional case. Explicit entropy functions as well as significant bounds on the associated critical exponents are obtained in both cases.     

Static potential of a point charge in reduced QED<Subscript>3+1</Subscript>

The potential of a point source placed on a flat surface is calculated in the context of reduced QED₃₊₁, and the effective charge behavior is investigated with allowance for the polarization of vacuum. Both approximate analytical and numerical methods are used in calculations. It is established that the behavior of the examined potential at short and long distances from the source does not deviate significantly from the Coulomb behavior of vacuum massless and massive fermions. Other deviations of the results obtained from the well-known standard QED₃₊₁ and QED₂₊₁ data are also discussed.     

Discussing the U(1)-Problem of QED2without Instantons

We construct QED₂with mass and flavor and an extra Thirring term. The vacuum expectation values are carefully decomposed into clustering states using the U(1)-axial symmetry of the considered operators and a limiting procedure. The properties of the emerging expectation functional are compared to the proposedθ-vacuum of QCD. The massive theory is bosonized to a generalized Sine–Gordon model (GSG). The structure of the vacuum of QED₂manifests itself in symmetry properties of the GSG. We study the U(1)-problem and derive a Witten–Veneziano-type formula for the masses of the pseudoscalars determined from a semiclassical approximation.     

Discrete gap solitons in a diffraction-managed waveguide array

A model including two nonlinear chains with linear and nonlinear couplings between them, and opposite signs of the discrete diffraction inside the chains, is introduced. In the case of the cubic [ χ⁽³⁾] nonlinearity, the model finds two different interpretations in terms of optical waveguide arrays, based on the diffraction-management concept. A continuum limit of the model is tantamount to a dual-core nonlinear optical fiber with opposite signs of dispersions in the two cores. Simultaneously, the system is equivalent to a formal discretization of the standard model of nonlinear optical fibers equipped with the Bragg grating. A straightforward discrete second-harmonic-generation [ χ⁽²⁾] model, with opposite signs of the diffraction at the fundamental and second harmonics, is introduced too. Starting from the anti-continuum (AC) limit, soliton solutions in the χ⁽³⁾ model are found, both above the phonon band and inside the gap. Solitons above the gap may be stable as long as they exist, but in the transition to the continuum limit they inevitably disappear. On the contrary, solitons inside the gap persist all the way up to the continuum limit. In the zero-mismatch case, they lose their stability long before reaching the continuum limit, but finite mismatch can have a stabilizing effect on them. A special procedure is developed to find discrete counterparts of the Bragg-grating gap solitons. It is concluded that they exist at all the values of the coupling constant, but are stable only in the AC and continuum limits. Solitons are also found in the χ⁽²⁾ model. They start as stable solutions, but then lose their stability. Direct numerical simulations in the cases of instability reveal a variety of scenarios, including spontaneous transformation of the solitons into breather-like states, destruction of one of the components (in favor of the other), and symmetry-breaking effects. Quasi-periodic, as well as more complex, time dependences of the soliton amplitudes are also observed as a result of the instability development. Received 14 September 2002 / Received in final form 4 February 2003 Published online 24 April 2003 RID="a" ID="a"e-mail: malomed@eng.tau.ac.il     

Continuum symmetries of lattice models with staggered fermions

The validity of the flavour interpretation of staggered fermions is discussed in terms of the discrete symmetries of the interaction terms. Some aspects of the embedding of these symmetries in the symmetry group of the continuum limit are clarified. An explicit calculation, at first non-trivial order in 1/N, of the four-point function for a latticized Gross-Neveu model yields the same result in the continuum limit as the continuum theory for 2N fermions. A proof is then given that flavour and C, P, and T symmetries are restored in the continuum limit of 2-point correlation functions, for interactions, including the case of 4-dimensional QCD, which respect the discrete symmetries of the free action.     

Fusion Rules for the Continuum Sectors of the Virasoro Algebra with c=1

The Virasoro algebra with c = 1 has a continuum of superselection sectors characterized by the ground state energy h 0. Only the discrete subset of sectors with h = s ², s ₀, arises by restriction of representations of the SU(2) current algebra at level k=1. The remaining continuum of sectors is obtained with the help of (localized) homomorphisms into the current algebra. The fusion product of continuum sectors with discrete sectors is computed. A new method of determining the sector of a state is used.     

Phase transition in three-dimensional quantum electrodynamics at <Emphasis Type="Italic">T</Emphasis> ≠ 0

Dynamic mass generation in 3D quantum electrodynamics (QED₃) is considered at T ≠ 0. To solve the Schwinger–Dyson equation for the Matsubara electron Green’s function, the ladder approximation is used and the corresponding photonic function is taken in the Landau gauge. In this case, the instant approximation is used for the photonic function. It is established that the process of dynamical mass generation in QED₃ at T ≠ 0 is accompanied by a phase transition. Formal analogy of transitions in the coupling constant is revealed at T ≠ 0 in QED₃, at T = 0 in QED₄, and in graphene theory. Critical values of the coupling constant and temperature, calculated numerically based on an approximate analytical solution of the Schwinger–Dyson equation are of the same orders of magnitude.     

Field theory onR×S 3 topology. III: The Dirac equation

A Dirac-type equation on R×S ³ topology is derived. It is a generalization of the previously obtained Klein-Gordon-type, Schrödinger-type, and Weyl-type equations, and reduces to the latter in the appropriate limit. The (discrete) energy spectrum is found and the corresponding complete set of solutions is given as expansions in terms of the matrix elements of the irreducible representations of the group SU ₂ . Finally, the properties of the solutions are discussed.     

Analysis Technique for Exceptional Points in Open Quantum Systems and QPT Analogy for the Appearance of Irreversibility

We propose an analysis technique for the exceptional points (EPs) occurring in the discrete spectrum of open quantum systems (OQS), using a semi-infinite chain coupled to an endpoint impurity as a prototype. We outline our method to locate the EPs in OQS, further obtaining an eigenvalue expansion in the vicinity of the EPs that gives rise to characteristic exponents. We also report the precise number of EPs occurring in an OQS with a continuum described by a quadratic dispersion curve. In particular, the number of EPs occurring in a bare discrete Hamiltonian of dimension n _D is given by n _D(n _D−1); if this discrete Hamiltonian is then coupled to continuum (or continua) to form an OQS, the interaction with the continuum generally produces an enlarged discrete solution space that includes a greater number of EPs, specifically , in which n _C is the number of (non-degenerate) continua to which the discrete sector is attached. Finally, we offer a heuristic quantum phase transition analogy for the emergence of the resonance (giving rise to irreversibility via exponential decay) in which the decay width plays the role of the order parameter; the associated critical exponent is then determined by the above eigenvalue expansion.     

Topological fluctuations and breaking of chiral symmetry in gauge theories involving massless fermions

Using the method of Euclidean functional integrals, we show the occurrence of a certain types of chiral symmetry breaking as a result of local fluctuations in the winding number. We mainly restrict our discussion to QED₂ in order to have an independent check of our methods from the known solution of this model. We do not use instantons (pseudo-particles), and we also avoid functional integration over fields with global winding (Pontryagin) number different from zero.     

Discrete and continuous integrable systems possessing the same non-dynamical r-matrix

We consider two different Lax representations with the same Lax matrix in terms of 2 × 2 traceless matrices: one produces the discrete integrable symplectic mapping resulting from the well-known Toda spectral problem under the discrete Bargmann-Garnier (BG) constraint; the other generates the continuous non-linearized integrable system for the c-KdV spectra problem under the corresponding BG constraint. We are surprised to find that the two very different (one is discrete, the other continuous) integrable systems possess the same non-dynamical r-matrix.     

On the representations of quantum oscillator algebra

It is shown that for q<1, the quantum oscillator algebra has a supplementary family of representations inequivalent to the usual q-Fock representation, with no counterpart at the limit q=1. They are used to build representations of SU _q (1,1) and E(2) in Schwinger's way.     

Fermion Condensates in Lower Dimensional Gauge Theories

Combining a unitary transformation,the variational method and the exact ground state of pure gauge Hamiltonian.we investigate syst matically the vacumm structure and spintaneous chiral-symmetry breaking in (1+1) and (2+1) dimensional Hamiltonian lattice gauge theories with fermions,and obtain nice scaling behaviors for 〈ψψ〉 extending to the weak coupling regime.This paper not only reproduces well the exact value in the continuum Schwinger model,but also predicts the values for the fermion condensates in QCD₂,QED₃ and QCD₃.     

Static properties of two-component kink in a non-linear discrete polarizability model

We study analytically, in the low-velocity regime, the static properties of two-component kink in a discrete polarizability model with a quartic electron–ion interaction in one ionic species. Using a discretized Hamiltonian formalism, we derive the exact equations of motion for the two-component kink centre of the mass X(t) and coupled field variables. Numerical analysis is performed to estimate the amplitude of the dressing and its effects on the static properties of the discrete lattice for the potassium selenate (K₂SeO₄) at T=40 K. We find that dressing has important effects on dynamical quantities such as the pinning frequency and the depth of the Peierls–Nabarro potential. Two-component kink contributions to the specific heat have been also analysed both in the continuum and the discrete limits.     

Structural Aspects of the Fermion-Boson Mapping in Two-Dimensional Gauge and Anomalous Gauge Theories with Massive Fermions

Using a synthesis of the functional integral and operator approaches we discuss the fermion-boson mapping and the role played by the Bose field algebra in the Hilbert space of two-dimensional gauge and anomalous gauge field theories with massive fermions. In QED₂ with quartic self-interaction among massive fermions, the use of an auxiliary vector field introduces a redundant Bose field algebra that should not be considered as an element of the intrinsic algebraic structure defining the model. In anomalous chiral QED₂ with massive fermions the effect of the chiral anomaly leads to the appearance in the mass operator of a spurious Bose field combination. This phase factor carries no fermion selection rule and the expected absence of Θ-vacuum in the anomalous model is displayed from the operator solution. Even in the anomalous model with massive Fermi fields, the introduction of the Wess-Zumino field replicates the theory, changing neither its algebraic content nor its physical content.     

Axial anomaly and chiral symmetry breaking in Schwinger model: A canonical approach

We use a recently introduced canonical surface formalism, to study the problem of chiral symmetry breaking in the Schwinger model. We perfect the parallel between QCD₄ and QED₂ in this respect.