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Kramers-Wannier symmetry and strong-weak-coupling duality in the two-dimensional $\Phi^{4}$ field model

Statistical Mechanics 2008-11-26 v1 High Energy Physics - Lattice High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

It is found that the exact beta-function β(g)\beta(g) of the continuous 2D gΦ4g\Phi^{4} model possesses two types of dual symmetries, these being the Kramers-Wannier (KW) duality symmetry and the weak-strong-coupling symmetry f(g)f(g), or S-duality. All these transformations are explicitly constructed. The SS-duality transformation f(g)f(g) is shown to connect domains of weak and strong couplings, i.e. above and below gg^{*} with gg^{*} being a fixed point. Basically it means that there is a tempting possibility to compute multiloop Feynman diagrams for the β\beta-function using high-temperature lattice expansions. The regular scheme developed is found to be strongly unstable. Approximate values of the renormalized coupling constant gg^{*} found from duality symmetry equations are in good agreement with available numerical results.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0110205,
  title  = {Kramers-Wannier symmetry and strong-weak-coupling duality in the two-dimensional $\Phi^{4}$ field model},
  author = {Boris N. Shalaev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0110205},
  year   = {2008}
}

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