Published December 2, 2002 | Version v1
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

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Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
89
Journal Issue
23
Journal Page Range
p. 230401-230401.4
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

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(c) 2002 The American Physical Society