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The end of c=1 CFT

Condensed Matter 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Conformal field theory (CFT) with the central charge c=1 is important both in the field theory and in the condensed matter physics, since it has the continuous internal symmetry (U(1) or SU(2)) and a marginal operator, and it is an effective theory of many 1D quantum spin and 1D electron systems. So it is valuable to understand how the c=1 CFT models become unstable. In this paper we discuss an instability of the c=1 CFT, that is, the transition to the ferromagnetic state. For the U(1) CFT case, we find that the spin wave velocity vv and the critical dimension KK behave v,1/KΔcΔv, 1/K \propto \sqrt{\Delta_c -\Delta} under reasonable assumptions.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9605070,
  title  = {The end of c=1 CFT},
  author = {Kiyohide Nomura},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9605070},
  year   = {2007}
}

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16 pages, latex, figures on request

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