Integrable structure of Quantum Field Theory: Classical flat connections versus quantum stationary states
Oct 16, 2013
69 pages
Published in:
- JHEP 09 (2014) 147
- Published: Sep 25, 2014
e-Print:
- 1310.4390 [hep-th]
Report number:
- RUNHETC-2013-18
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Abstract: (Springer)
We establish a correspondence between an infinite set of special solutions of the (classical) modified sinh-Gordon equation and a set of stationary states in the finite-volume Hilbert space of the integrable 2D QFT invented by V.A. Fateev. The modified sinh-Gordon equation arise in this case as a zero-curvature condition for a class of multivalued connections on the punctured Riemann sphere, similarly to Hitchin’s self-duality equations. The proposed correspondence between the classical and quantum integrable systems provides a powerful tool for deriving functional and integral equations which determine the full spectrum of local integrals of motion for massive QFT in a finite volume. Potential applications of our results to the problem of non-perturbative quantization of classically integrable non-linear sigma models are briefly discussed.Note:
- 63 pages, 8 figures; v2:typos corrected
- Field Theories in Lower Dimensions
- Integrable Field Theories
- Integrable Hierarchies
- field theory: massive
- quantization: nonperturbative
- sigma model: nonlinear
- integrability
- sinh-Gordon equation
- finite size
- integral equations
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