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Fuzzy Scalar Field Theory as Matrix Quantum Mechanics

High Energy Physics - Theory 2011-03-22 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We study the phase diagram of scalar field theory on a three dimensional Euclidean spacetime whose spatial component is a fuzzy sphere. The corresponding model is an ordinary one-dimensional matrix model deformed by terms involving fixed external matrices. These terms can be approximated by multitrace expressions using a group theoretical method developed recently. The resulting matrix model is accessible to the standard techniques of matrix quantum mechanics.

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@article{arxiv.1012.3568,
  title  = {Fuzzy Scalar Field Theory as Matrix Quantum Mechanics},
  author = {Matthias Ihl and Christoph Sachse and Christian Saemann},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1012.3568},
  year   = {2011}
}

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1+17 pages, 4 figures, minor improvements, version published in JHEP

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