An Integrable spin chain for the SL(2,R)/U(1) black hole sigma model

Sep, 2011
5 pages
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  • Phys.Rev.Lett. 108 (2012) 081601
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Abstract: (arXiv)
We introduce a spin chain based on finite-dimensional spin-1/2 SU(2) representations but with a non-hermitian `Hamiltonian' and show, using mostly analytical techniques, that it is described at low energies by the SL(2,R)/U(1) Euclidian black hole Conformal Field Theory. This identification goes beyond the appearance of a non-compact spectrum: we are also able to determine the density of states, and show that it agrees with the formulas in [J. Math. Phys. 42, 2961 (2001)] and [JHEP 04, 014 (2002)], hence providing a direct `physical measurement' of the associated reflection amplitude.
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  • 6 pages, 3 figures, in RevTeX. Corrected some typos
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  • spin: chain
  • field theory: conformal
  • representation: SU(2)
  • SL(2,R)/U(1)
  • black hole
  • integrability