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Soft pion theorem, asymptotic symmetry and new memory effect

High Energy Physics - Theory 2018-01-17 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

It is known that soft photon and graviton theorems can be regarded as the Ward-Takahashi identities of asymptotic symmetries. In this paper, we consider soft theorem for pions, i.e., Nambu-Goldstone bosons associated with a spontaneously broken axial symmetry. The soft pion theorem is written as the Ward-Takahashi identities of the SS-matrix under asymptotic transformations. We investigate the asymptotic dynamics, and find that the conservation of charges generating the asymptotic transformations can be interpreted as a pion memory effect.

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@article{arxiv.1709.05018,
  title  = {Soft pion theorem, asymptotic symmetry and new memory effect},
  author = {Yuta Hamada and Sotaro Sugishita},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1709.05018},
  year   = {2018}
}

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25 pages, 2 figures, v2: references and discussions added

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