Published October 1, 2005
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Journal article
Spontaneous parity violation
Creators
- 1. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik, Universitaet Leipzig, Augustusplatz 10/11, D-04109 Leipzig (Germany)
Description
We disprove the Vafa-Witten theorem on the impossibility of spontaneously breaking parity in vectorlike gauge field theories, identifying a mechanism driven by quantum fluctuations. With the introduction of a meromorphic lattice formulation, defined over 5 dimensions, we demonstrate that the minima of the free energy can be distinct from the maxima of the partition function. By identifying and evaluating a suitable contour for the partition function the asymptotic behavior of the complex action is shown to be nonoscillatory
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.72.076003;
- arXiv
- arXiv:hep-lat/0506028v1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
- Journal Volume
- 72
- Journal Issue
- 7
- Journal Page Range
- p. 076003-076003.6
- ISSN
- 0556-2821
- CODEN
- PRVDAQ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 37027738
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
- Descriptors DEI
- FLUCTUATIONS; FREE ENERGY; GAUGE INVARIANCE; LATTICE FIELD THEORY; P INVARIANCE; PARITY; PARTITION FUNCTIONS; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS; SYMMETRY BREAKING
- Descriptors DEC
- CONSTRUCTIVE FIELD THEORY; ENERGY; FIELD THEORIES; FUNCTIONS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VARIATIONS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2005 The American Physical Society