Is the chiral U(1) theory trivial?
High Energy Physics - Lattice
2009-10-31 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
The chiral U(1) theory differs from the corresponding vector theory by an imaginary contribution to the effective action which amounts to a phase factor in the partition function. The vector theory, i.e. QED, is known to be trivial in the continuum limit. It is argued that the presence of the phase factor will not alter this result and the chiral theory is non-interacting as well.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-lat/0011063,
title = {Is the chiral U(1) theory trivial?},
author = {V. Bornyakov and A. Hoferichter and G. Schierholz},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-lat/0011063},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
4 pages, contribution to Lattice 2000 (Chiral Gauge Theories)