Absence of vortex condensation in a two dimensional fermionic XY model

dc.creatorCecile, D. J.
dc.creatorChandrasekharan, Shailesh
dc.date2008-01-11
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dc.descriptionMotivated by a puzzle in the study of two dimensional lattice Quantum Electrodynamics with staggered fermions, we construct a two dimensional fermionic model with a global U(1) symmetry. Our model can be mapped into a model of closed packed dimers and plaquettes. Although the model has the same symmetries as the XY model, we show numerically that the model lacks the well known Kosterlitz-Thouless phase transition. The model is always in the gapless phase showing the absence of a phase with vortex condensation. In other words the low energy physics is described by a non-compact U(1) field theory. We show that by introducing an even number of layers one can introduce vortex condensation within the model and thus also induce a KT transition.
dc.description5 pages, 5 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0801.1857
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0801.1857
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.D77:054502,2008
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevD.77.054502
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/205162
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Lattice
dc.titleAbsence of vortex condensation in a two dimensional fermionic XY model
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