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Critical coupling in $\phi_2^4$ theory

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2025-12-19 v1 Statistical Mechanics

Abstract

We consider ϕ4\phi^4 theory with ϕ(x)R\phi(x)\in\mathbb{R} in two Euclidean dimensions. We determine for a variety of self-couplings λ^\hat{\lambda} the (negative) critical bare mass μ^0c2(λ^)\hat{\mu}_{0\mathrm{c}}^2(\hat{\lambda}) where the lattice-regularized system changes from the symmetric to the broken phase. Based on these data, the transition to infinite volume and a universal scheme with the renormalized parameter μ^c2(λ^)\hat{\mu}_\mathrm{c}^2(\hat{\lambda}) is made. Finally, fc=limλ^0λ^/μ^c2(λ^)f_\mathrm{c}=\lim_{\hat{\lambda}\to0}\hat{\lambda}/\hat{\mu}_\mathrm{c}^2(\hat{\lambda}) is determined, with a judicious choice of the parameterizations considered. Our final result reads fc=11.1097(20)stat(09)sys=11.1097(22)totf_\mathrm{c}=11.1097(20)_\mathrm{stat}(09)_\mathrm{sys}=11.1097(22)_\mathrm{tot}.

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@article{arxiv.2512.16536,
  title  = {Critical coupling in $\phi_2^4$ theory},
  author = {Stephan Durr and Tolga S. H. Kiel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.16536},
  year   = {2025}
}

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13 pages, 6 tables, 6 figures

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