Massless excitations at $θ=π$ in the $CP^{N-1}$ model with large values of $N$

dc.creatorPruisken, A. M. M.
dc.creatorBurmistrov, I. S.
dc.creatorShankar, R.
dc.date2006-02-28
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:02:00Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:02:00Z
dc.descriptionWe study the instanton vacuum of the $CP^{N-1}$ model with large values of $N$ in 1+1 space-time dimensions. Unlike the longstanding claims which state that the theory always has a mass gap, we for the first time establish a complete {\em critical} theory for the transition at $θ= π$ obtained from a mapping onto the low temperature phase of the 1D Ising model. We derive a simple effective field theory in terms of 1D massless chiral fermions. Our results include, besides a diverging correlation length with an exponent $ν=1/2$, exact expressions for the $β$ functions. These expressions unequivocally demonstrate that the large $N$ expansion with varying $θ$ displays all the fundamental features of the quantum Hall effect.
dc.descriptionElsart class, 46 pages, 2 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0602653
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0602653
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/108458
dc.subjectMesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.titleMassless excitations at $θ=π$ in the $CP^{N-1}$ model with large values of $N$
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