Fisher's zeros as boundary of RG flows in complex coupling space

  • A. Bazavov
  • , A. Denbleyker
  • , Daping Du
  • , Yuzhi Liu
  • , Y. Meurice
  • , Haiyuan Zou

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Abstract

We discuss the possibility of extending the RG flows to complex coupling spaces. We argue that the Fisher's zeros are located at the boundary of the complex basin of attraction of IR fixed points. We support this picture with numerical calculations at finite volume for 2D O(N) models in the large-N limit and the hierarchical Ising model using the two-lattice matching method. We present numerical evidence supporting the idea that, as the volume increases, the Fisher's zeros of 4-dimensional pure gauge SU(2) lattice gauge theory with a Wilson action, stabilize at a distance larger than 0.1 from the real axis in the complex β = 4/g2 plane. We show that when a positive adjoint term is added, the zeros get closer to the real axis. We compare the situation with the U(1) case. We discuss the implications of this new framework for proofs of confinement and searches for nontrivial IR fixed points in models beyond the standard model.

Original languageEnglish
JournalProceedings of Science
Volume105
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event28th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory, Lattice 2010 - Villasimius, Sardinia, Italy
Duration: 14 Jun 201019 Jun 2010

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