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Fixed Points of Nonlinear Sigma Models in d>2

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-02-18 v1

Abstract

Using Wilsonian methods, we study the renormalization group flow of the Nonlinear Sigma Model in any dimension dd, restricting our attention to terms with two derivatives. At one loop we always find a Ricci flow. When symmetries completely fix the internal metric, we compute the beta function of the single remaining coupling, without any further approximation. For d>2d>2 and positive curvature, there is a nontrivial fixed point, which could be used to define an ultraviolet limit, in spite of the perturbative nonrenormalizability of the theory. Potential applications are briefly mentioned.

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@article{arxiv.0810.0715,
  title  = {Fixed Points of Nonlinear Sigma Models in d>2},
  author = {A. Codello and R. Percacci},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0810.0715},
  year   = {2009}
}

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9 pages

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