Critical behavior of the PT-symmetric i\phi^3 quantum field theory

DOI10.1103/PHYSREVD.87.085029arXiv1301.6207MaRDI QIDQ6239050FDOQ6239050

Authors: Carl M. Bender, Vincenzo Branchina, Emanuele Messina 

Publication date: 25 January 2013

Abstract: It was shown recently that a PT-symmetric $iph{i}^3$ quantum field theory in $6-epsilon$ dimensions possesses a nontrivial fixed point. The critical behavior of this theory around the fixed point is examined and it is shown that the corresponding phase transition is related to the existence of a nontrivial solution of the gap equation. The theory is studied first in the mean-field approximation and the critical exponents are calculated. Then, it is examined beyond the mean-field approximation by using renormalization-group techniques, and the critical exponents for $6-epsilon$ dimensions are calculated to order $epsilon$. It is shown that because of its stability the PT-symmetric $iph{i}^3$ theory has a higher predictive power than the conventional $ph{i}^3$ theory. A comparison of the $iph{i}^3$ model with the Lee-Yang model is given.

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