Published November 15, 1990 | Version v1
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Monopoles and chiral-symmetry breaking in three-dimensional lattice QED

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics, Florida International University, Miami, FL (USA)
  • 2. TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada)

Description

The chiral-symmetry order parameter left-angle bar χχ right-angle and the monopole density ρm are calculated for lattice QED in 2+1 dimensions for zero and two fermion flavors. A comparison of the results for the compact and the noncompact lattice action yields a strong correlation between left-angle bar χχ right-angle and ρm being essentially independent of the type of lattice action. This is interpreted as evidence that monopole condensation drives chiral-symmetry breaking in three-dimensional lattice QED

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review, D
Journal Volume
42
Journal Issue
10
Series
Phys. Rev., D.
Journal Page Range
3520-3523
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDA

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
22039139
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
CHIRAL SYMMETRY; COUPLING CONSTANTS; FERMIONS; FLAVOR MODEL; LATTICE FIELD THEORY; MAGNETIC MONOPOLES; ORDER PARAMETERS; QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS; SYMMETRY BREAKING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
Descriptors DEC
COMPOSITE MODELS; CONSTRUCTIVE FIELD THEORY; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FIELD THEORIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONOPOLES; PARTICLE MODELS; POSTULATED PARTICLES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; QUARK MODEL; SYMMETRY