Published December 7, 1981 | Version v1
Journal article

Monte Carlo simulation of the massive Schwinger model

  • 1. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Rome (Italy)
  • 2. Rome Univ. (Italy). Ist. di Fisica
  • 3. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Frascati (Italy)
  • 4. Rome Univ. (Italy). Facolta di Ingegneria
  • 5. European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva (Switzerland)

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In this article we apply a previously proposed defermionization method to the study of two-dimensional QED (massive Schwinger model). We find good evidence for the spontaneous breaking of axial symmetry, i.e., not= 0 in the massless limit. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Nucl. Phys., B
Journal Volume
190
Journal Issue
4
Series
Nucl. Phys., B.
Journal Page Range
734-750
ISSN
0550-3213