Published December 2, 2002
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Journal article
Limit cycles in quantum theories
- 1. Department of Physics, Ohio State University, 174 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1106 (United States)
- 2. Institute of Theoretical Physics, Warsaw University, ul. Hoza 69, 00-681 Warsaw (Poland)
Description
Renormalization group limit cycles and more chaotic behavior may be commonplace for quantum Hamiltonians requiring renormalization, in contrast to experience based on classical models with critical behavior, where fixed points are far more common. We discuss the simplest quantum model Hamiltonian identified so far that exhibits a renormalization group with both limit cycle and chaotic behavior. The model is a discrete Hermitian matrix with two coupling constants, both governed by a nonperturbative renormalization group equation that involves changes in only one of these couplings and is soluble analytically
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.230401;
- arXiv
- arXiv:hep-th/0203088v1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review Letters
- Journal Volume
- 89
- Journal Issue
- 23
- Journal Page Range
- p. 230401-230401.4
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTAO
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 35030286
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- CHAOS THEORY; COUPLING CONSTANTS; HAMILTONIANS; HERMITIAN MATRIX; LIMIT CYCLE; QUANTIZATION; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; RENORMALIZATION
- Descriptors DEC
- ATTRACTORS; FIELD THEORIES; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MATHEMATICS; MATRICES; QUANTUM OPERATORS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2002 The American Physical Society