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Root-$T\bar{T}$ Flows Unify 4D Duality-Invariant Electrodynamics and 2D Integrable Sigma Models

High Energy Physics - Theory 2025-07-31 v1

Abstract

We present a unified framework that connects four-dimensional duality-invariant nonlinear electrodynamics and two-dimensional integrable sigma models via the Courant-Hilbert and new auxiliary field formulations, both governed by a common generating function and a generating potential, respectively. Introducing two commuting deformation parameters, λ\lambda (irrelevant) and γ\gamma (marginal), we identify a universal class of γ\gamma-flows, including the root-TTˉT\bar{T} deformation and its rescaled variants. Our approach generalizes conventional single-coupling structures via novel field transformations that extend to a two-parameter space (λ\lambda,γ\gamma) while preserving the root-TTˉT\bar{T} flow condition for all γ\gamma-coupled theories. We construct several integrable models, including generalized Born-Infeld, logarithmic, q-deformed, and a new closed-form theory applicable to both electrodynamics and integrable systems. This unified framework, based on the unique form of the root-TTˉT\bar{T} flow, systematically spans duality-invariant nonlinear electrodynamics in 4D and their exact 2D integrable counterparts.

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@article{arxiv.2507.22808,
  title  = {Root-$T\bar{T}$ Flows Unify 4D Duality-Invariant Electrodynamics and 2D Integrable Sigma Models},
  author = {H. Babaei-Aghbolagh and Bin Chen and Song He},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.22808},
  year   = {2025}
}

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7 pages, No figure

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