Integrable Quantum Field Theories with Unstable Particles
Abstract
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The structure of a new family of factorised $S$-matrix theories with resonance poles is reviewed. They are conjectured to correspond to the Homogeneous sine-Gordon theories associated with simply laced compact Lie groups. Two of their more remarkable properties are, first, that some of the resonance poles can be traced to the presence of unstable particles in the spectrum, and, second, that they involve several independent mass scales. The conjectured relationship with the simply laced HSG theories has been checked by means of the Thermodynamic Bethe ansatz (TBA) and, more recently, through the explicit calculation of the Form Factors. The main results of the TBA analysis are summarized.
5 pages, LaTeX, JHEP.cls. Talk given at the TMR conference "Nonperturbative Quantum Effects 2000"
5 pages, LaTeX, JHEP.cls. Talk given at the TMR conference "Nonperturbative Quantum Effects 2000"