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Applying the linear delta expansion to `i phi^3'

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-30 v1 Statistical Mechanics

Abstract

The linear δ\delta expansion (LDE) is applied to the Hamiltonian H=(p2+m2x2)/2+igx3H=(p^2 +m^2 x^2)/2 + igx^3, which arises in the study of Lee-Yang zeros in statistical mechanics. Despite being non-Hermitian, this Hamiltonian appears to possess a real, positive spectrum. In the LDE, as in perturbation theory, the eigenvalues are naturally real, so a proof of this property devolves on the convergence of the expansion. A proof of convergence of a modified version of the LDE is provided for the ix3ix^3 potential in zero dimensions. The methods developed in zero dimensions are then extended to quantum mechanics, where we provide numerical evidence for convergence.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9710173,
  title  = {Applying the linear delta expansion to `i phi^3'},
  author = {M. P. Blencowe and H. F. Jones and A. P. Korte},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9710173},
  year   = {2009}
}

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26 pages (revtex), 8 figures (eps). Submitted to Phys. Rev. D

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