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Isotropic Lifshitz Scaling in four dimensions

High Energy Physics - Theory 2020-05-20 v1

Abstract

The presence of isotropic Lifshitz points for a O(N)-symmetric scalar theory is investigated with the help of the Functional Renormalization Group. In particular, at the supposed lower critical dimension d=4, evidence for a continuous line of fixed points is found for the O(2) theory, and the observed structure presents clear similarities with the properties observed in the 2-dimensional Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless phase.

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@article{arxiv.1912.03071,
  title  = {Isotropic Lifshitz Scaling in four dimensions},
  author = {Dario Zappala},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1912.03071},
  year   = {2020}
}
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