Published October 24, 1988 | Version v1
Journal article

Renormalization of O(N) nonlinear σ model on a p-adic field

  • 1. Institute of Field Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3255

Description

A renormalizable and asymptotically free O(N) nonlinear σ model is defined on a p-adic field. The effective potential is computed to the leading order in the 1/N expansion and it is shown that the mass term for the O(N) vector field is generated dynamically and the full O(N) symmetry is realized linearly. Also a discrete scale invariance of the classical action is shown to be violated because of quantum effects

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
61
Journal Issue
17
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
1910-1913
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTA