Published April 2019
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Journal article
Rate of cluster decomposition via Fermat-Steiner point
- 1. University of California, Department of Physics (United States)
- 2. Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics (Russian Federation)
- 3. University of Kentucky (United States)
- 4. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Racah Institute of Physics (Israel)
Description
In quantum field theory with a mass gap correlation function between two spatially separated operators decays exponentially with the distance. This fundamental result immediately implies an exponential suppression of all higher point correlation functions, but the predicted exponent is not optimal. We argue that in a general quantum field theory the optimal suppression of a three-point function is determined by total distance from the operator locations to the Fermat-Steiner point. Similarly, for the higher point functions we conjecture the optimal exponent is determined by the solution of the Euclidean Steiner tree problem. We discuss how our results constrain operator spreading in relativistic theories.
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)
- Journal Volume
- 2019
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1-15
- ISSN
- 1029-8479
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 54070670
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- AXIOMATIC FIELD THEORY; CORRELATION FUNCTIONS; EUCLIDEAN SPACE; MASS; PARTICLE DECAY; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; RENORMALIZATION
- Descriptors DEC
- DECAY; ENERGY RANGE; FIELD THEORIES; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; RIEMANN SPACE; SPACE
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- Copyright (c) 2019 The Author(s)