Nonrelativistic inverse square potential, scale anomaly, and complex extension
The old problem of a singular, inverse square potential in nonrelativistic quantum mechanics is treated employing a field-theoretic, functional renormalization method. An emergent contact coupling flows to a fixed point or develops a limit cycle depending on the discriminant of its quadratic beta fu...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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Annals of physics
Year: 2010, Volume: 325, Issue: 2, Pages: 491-513 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.aop.2009.10.002 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aop.2009.10.002 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003491609001936 
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| Author Notes: | Sergej Moroz, Richard Schmidt |
| Summary: | The old problem of a singular, inverse square potential in nonrelativistic quantum mechanics is treated employing a field-theoretic, functional renormalization method. An emergent contact coupling flows to a fixed point or develops a limit cycle depending on the discriminant of its quadratic beta function. We analyze the fixed points in both conformal and nonconformal phases and perform a natural extension of the renormalization group analysis to complex values of the contact coupling. Physical interpretation and motivation for this extension is the presence of an inelastic scattering channel in two-body collisions. We present a geometric description of the complex generalization by considering renormalization group flows on the Riemann sphere. Finally, using bosonization, we find an analytical solution of the extended renormalization group flow equations, constituting the main result of our work. |
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| Item Description: | Erstmals am 12. Oktober 2009 online veröffentlicht Gesehen am 04.05.2023 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.aop.2009.10.002 |