Applying the linear delta expansion to `i phi^3'
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-10-30 v1 Statistical Mechanics
Abstract
The linear expansion (LDE) is applied to the Hamiltonian , 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 potential in zero dimensions. The methods developed in zero dimensions are then extended to quantum mechanics, where we provide numerical evidence for convergence.
Cite
@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}
}
Comments
26 pages (revtex), 8 figures (eps). Submitted to Phys. Rev. D