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Conformality loss and short-range crossover in long-range conformal field theories

High Energy Physics - Theory 2024-10-01 v1 Statistical Mechanics

Abstract

We study the conformality loss of theories with long-range interactions. We consider the O(2)×O(N)O(2)\times O(N) multiscalar model with coupling rdδr^{-d-\delta} in d=4ϵd=4-\epsilon dimension. We compute the critical exponents of the long-range fixed points (LRFPs) to three loops. The phase diagram of the model is dominated by two processes: the short-range crossover and merger-annihilation of LRFPs. The two processes intersect at the lower edge of the conformal window, below which the LRFPs disappear into the complex plane. We propose a novel scenario for the short-range crossover of complex LRFPs, in which the short-range crossover occurs on a vertical line in the complex plane of δ\delta. The complex marginal operator generates renormalization group flow on the transition line and significantly enriches the short-range crossover of complex LRFPs.

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@article{arxiv.2409.19392,
  title  = {Conformality loss and short-range crossover in long-range conformal field theories},
  author = {Zhijin Li},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.19392},
  year   = {2024}
}

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4+6 pages, 2 figures