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Hagedorn singularity in exact U_q(su(2)) S-matrix theories with arbitrary spins

High Energy Physics - Theory 2024-05-17 v2

Abstract

Generalizing the quantum sine-Gordon and sausage models, we construct exact S-matrices for higher spin representations with quantum U_q(su(2)) symmetry, which satisfy unitarity, crossing-symmetry, and the Yang-Baxter equations with minimality assumption, i.e. without any unnecessary CDD factor. The deformation parameter q is related to a coupling constant. Based on these S-matrices, we derive the thermodynamic Bethe ansatz equations for q a root of unity in terms of a universal kernel where the nodes are connected by graphs of non-Dynkin type. We solve these equations numerically to find out Hagedorn-like singularities in the free energies at some critical scales and find a universality in the critical exponents, all near 0.5 for different values of the spin and the coupling constant.

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@article{arxiv.2402.15794,
  title  = {Hagedorn singularity in exact U_q(su(2)) S-matrix theories with arbitrary spins},
  author = {Changrim Ahn and Tommaso Franzini and Francesco Ravanini},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.15794},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

28 pages, 9 figures; Rephrasing and additional comments and a reference added; To appear in Journal of High Energy Physics