Topological phase transitions in four dimensions
We show that four-dimensional systems may exhibit a topological phase transition analogous to the well-known Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless vortex unbinding transition in two-dimensional systems. We study a suitable generalization of the sine-Gordon model in four dimensions and the renormalization...
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| Main Authors: | , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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Nuclear physics. B, Particle physics
Year: 2021, Volume: 964, Pages: 1-19 |
| ISSN: | 1873-1562 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2020.115295 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2020.115295 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0550321320303801 
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| Author Notes: | Nicolò Defenu, Andrea Trombettoni, Dario Zappalà |
| Summary: | We show that four-dimensional systems may exhibit a topological phase transition analogous to the well-known Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless vortex unbinding transition in two-dimensional systems. We study a suitable generalization of the sine-Gordon model in four dimensions and the renormalization group flow equation of its couplings, showing that the critical value of the frequency is the square of the corresponding value in 2D. The value of the anomalous dimension at the critical point is determined (η=1/32) and a conjecture for the universal jump of the superfluid stiffness (4/π2) presented. |
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| Item Description: | Available online 28 December 2020 Gesehen am 14.09.2022 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1873-1562 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2020.115295 |