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:
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