Flow equation solution for the weak to strong coupling crossover in the sine-Gordon model

Jul, 1999
10 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.Lett. 83 (1999) 4914-4917
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Abstract: (arXiv)
A continuous sequence of infinitesimal unitary transformations, combined with an operator product expansion for vertex operators, is used to diagonalize the quantum sine-Gordon model for 2 pi < beta^2 < infinity. The leading order of this approximation already gives very accurate results for the single-particle gap in the strong-coupling phase. This approach can be understood as an extension of perturbative scaling theory since it links weak to strong-coupling behavior in a systematic expansion. The approach should also be useful for other strong-coupling problems that can be formulated in terms of vertex operators.
  • sine-Gordon model
  • dimension: 2
  • operator product expansion
  • operator: vertex
  • scaling
  • soliton: mass
  • strong coupling
  • weak coupling
  • transformation: unitarity