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 , 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 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