New universality classes for two-dimensional σ-models

Sergio Caracciolo, Robert G. Edwards, Andrea Pelissetto, Alan D. Sokal

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    Abstract

    We argue that the two-dimensional O(N)-invariant lattice σ-model with mixed isovector/isotensor action has a one-parameter family of nontrivial continuum limits, only one of which is the continuum σ-model constructed by conventional pertubation theory. We test the proposed scenario with a high-precision Monte Carlo simulation for N = 3, 4 on lattices up to 512 × 512, using a Wolff-type embedding algorithm. The finite-size-scaling data confirm the existence of the predicted new family of continuum limits. In particular, the RPN-1 and N-vector models do not lie in the same universality class.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)129-134
    Number of pages6
    JournalNuclear Physics B (Proceedings Supplements)
    Volume34
    Issue numberC
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Apr 1994

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
    • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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