Deconfinement in d=1: Asymptotic and half-asymptotic particles

R. Shankar, Ganpathy Murthy

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Abstract

The notion of deconfinement in two d=1 models, the Schwinger model and the Heisenberg chain, is reexamined. Both have half-asymptotic excitations (where particles and antiparticles must alternate) and also truly asymptotic particles which are half as many in number. The two kinds of particles are related by a complicated transformation. The main purpose of this paper is to highlight the relationship between asymptotic and half-asymptotic particles. The relevance of our findings to higher dimensions is briefly discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Article number224414
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume72
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2005

Funding

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U.S. Department of Energy Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Project Oak Ridge National Laboratory Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment National Science Foundation National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center National Natural Science Foundation of China0354517

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
    • Condensed Matter Physics

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