Matter fields near quantum critical point in (2+1)-dimensional U(1) gauge theory

DOI10.1016/J.NUCLPHYSB.2009.09.004zbMATH Open1196.81179arXiv0901.2889OpenAlexW1806990498MaRDI QIDQ1960179FDOQ1960179

Authors: Guo-Zhu Liu, Wei Li, G. Cheng 

Publication date: 12 October 2010

Published in: Nuclear Physics B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We study chiral phase transition and confinement of matter fields in (2+1)-dimensional U(1) gauge theory of massless Dirac fermions and scalar bosons. The vanishing scalar boson mass, $r=0$, defines a quantum critical point between the Higgs phase and the Coulomb phase. We consider only the critical point $r=0$ and the Coulomb phase with $r>0$. The Dirac fermion acquires a dynamical mass when its flavor is less than certain critical value $N_f^c$, which depends quantitatively on the flavor $N_b$ and the scalar boson mass $r$. When $N_f<N_f^c$, the matter fields carrying internal gauge charge are all confined if $req0$ but are deconfined at the quantum critical point $r=0$. The system has distinct low-energy elementary excitations at the critical point $r=0$ and in the Coulomb phase with $req0$. We calculate the specific heat and susceptibility of the system at $r=0$ and $req0$, which can help to detect the quantum critical point and to judge whether dynamical fermion mass generation takes place.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0901.2889

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zbMATH Keywords

confinementgauge theorychiral symmetry breaking

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Symmetry breaking in quantum theory (81R40) Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in quantum field theory (81T13) Statistical thermodynamics (82B30) Dynamic critical phenomena in statistical mechanics (82C27)

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