Published February 25, 1982 | Version v1
Journal article

Dynamical mass generation in the continuum Thirring model

  • 1. Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (USA). Gordon McKay Lab.
  • 2. Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (USA). Lyman Lab. of Physics
  • 3. Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge (USA). Dept. of Physics
  • 4. Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge (USA). Lab. for Nuclear Science
  • 5. Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge (USA). Center for Theoretical Physics

Description

We study the renormalization of the Thirring model in the neighbourhood of μ = 0,g = -π/2, and find that on the trajectory which tends to this point when the scale goes to infinity the behaviour of the model reproduces what one obtains decomposing the N = 2 Gross-Neveu model. The existence of this trajectory is consistent with the dynamical mass generation found by McCoy and Wu in the discrete version of the massless model. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Lett., B
Journal Volume
109
Journal Issue
4
Series
Phys. Lett., B.
Journal Page Range
299-302
ISSN
0370-2693

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
13678712
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
COUPLING CONSTANTS; RENORMALIZATION; REST MASS; SCALING LAWS; THIRRING MODEL; TRAJECTORIES
Descriptors DEC
MASS