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Taming Dyson-Schwinger equations with null states

High Energy Physics - Theory 2023-07-25 v3 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Mathematical Physics math.MP Nuclear Theory Quantum Physics

Abstract

In quantum field theory, the Dyson-Schwinger equations are an infinite set of coupled equations relating nn-point Green's functions in a self-consistent manner. They have found important applications in non-perturbative studies, ranging from quantum chromodynamics and hadron physics to strongly correlated electron systems. However, they are notoriously formidable to solve. One of the main problems is that a finite truncation of the infinite system is underdetermined. Recently, Bender et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 101602 (2023)] proposed to make use of the large-nn asymptotic behaviors and successfully obtained accurate results in D=0D=0 spacetime. At higher DD, it seems more difficult to deduce the large-nn behaviors. In this paper, we propose another avenue in light of the null bootstrap. The underdetermined system is solved by imposing the null state condition. This approach can be extended to D>0D>0 more readily. As concrete examples, we show that the cases of D=0D=0 and D=1D=1 indeed converge to the exact results for several Hermitian and non-Hermitian theories of the gϕng\phi^n type, including the complex solutions.

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@article{arxiv.2303.10978,
  title  = {Taming Dyson-Schwinger equations with null states},
  author = {Wenliang Li},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.10978},
  year   = {2023}
}

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v3: 5 pages, 2 figures, typos corrected, references added, Introduction extended

R2 v1 2026-06-28T09:23:48.422Z