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We present a lattice study of a Nambu Jona-Lasinio (NJL) model using Wilson fermions. Four fermion interactions are a natural part of several extensions of the Standard Model, appearing as a low energy description of a more fundamental…

High Energy Physics - Lattice · Physics 2017-02-08 Jarno Rantaharju , Vincent Drach , Claudio Pica , Francesco Sannino

Some quantum field theories described by non-Hermitian Hamiltonians are investigated. It is shown that for the case of a free fermion field theory with a $\gamma_5$ mass term the Hamiltonian is $\cal PT$-symmetric. Depending on the mass…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-26 Carl M. Bender , H. F. Jones , R. J. Rivers

Parity-time ($\mathcal{PT}$) symmetry plays an important role both in non-Hermitian and topological systems. In non-Hermitian systems $\mathcal{PT}$ symmetry can lead to an entirely real energy spectrum, while in topological systems…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-12-18 W. B. Rui , Moritz M. Hirschmann , Andreas P. Schnyder

The dynamical generation of Dirac mass in the supersymmetric Nambu$-$Jona-Lasinio (SNJL) model with the seesaw mechanism of neutrino is investigeted. The right and left handed Majorana mass parameters are introduced into the SNJL model; we…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2016-09-08 Tadafumi Ohsaku

Starting with the modified Dirac equations for free massive particles with the $\gamma_5$-extension of the physical mass $m\rightarrow m_1 + \gamma_5 m_2$, we consider equations of relativistic quantum mechanics in the presence of an…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2014-04-03 V. N. Rodionov

In an effort to investigate some of the low energy properties of QCD, in particular those related to chiral symmetry breaking, as well as to obtain insights on the behavior of an interacting theory of fermions on the lattice, the two flavor…

High Energy Physics - Lattice · Physics 2011-07-19 K. M. Bitar , P. M. Vranas

Using lattice simulations we demonstrate from first principles the existence of a non-perturbative mechanism for elementary particle mass generation in models with gauge fields, fermions and scalars, if an exact invariance forbids power…

A generalization to any dimension of the fermion field transformation which allows to derive the solution of the massless Schwinger model in the path integral framework is identified. New arguments based on this transformation for a…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-10-30 José Luis Cortés , Jorge Gamboa , Luis Velázquez

We present initial results of a numerical investigation of the chiral symmetry restoring transition in the (3+1)-dimensional Nambu -- Jona-Lasinio model with both non-zero baryon chemical potential (mu_B) and isospin chemical potential…

High Energy Physics - Lattice · Physics 2009-11-10 David N. Walters , Simon Hands

We investigate the effect of an external gravitational fields to the chiral symmetry breaking in the SUSY (supersymmetric) NJL (Nambu-Jona-Lasinio) model non-minimally interacting with external supergravity. Evaluating the effective…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-09-17 I. L. Buchbinder , T. Inagaki , S. D. Odintsov

We construct PT-symmetric quantum mechanical models with an O(N)-symmetric interaction term of the form $-g(\vec{x}^{2})^{2}/N$. Using functional integral methods, we find the equivalent Hermitian model, which has several unusual features.…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-07-12 Peter N. Meisinger , Michael C. Ogilvie

We discuss dynamical mass generation for fermions and pseudoscalar fields (axion-like particles (ALP)), in the context of effective theories containing Yukawa type interactions between the fermions and ALPs. We discuss both Hermitian and…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2020-12-16 Jean Alexandre , Nick E. Mavromatos , Alex Soto

The behavior of kaons and pions in hot non strange quark matter, simulating neutron matter, is investigated within the SU(3) Nambu-Jona-Lasinio [NJL] and in the Enlarged Nambu-Jona-Lasinio [ENJL] (including vector pseudo-vector interaction)…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 M. C. Ruivo , P. F. Costa , C. A. Sousa

The Nambu Jona-Lasinio model of chiral symmetry breaking predicts a second order chiral phase transition. If the fermions in addition have non-abelian gauge interactions then the transition is expected to become a crossover as the NJL term…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-05-17 Will Clemens , Nick Evans

We present an intuitive picture of the chiral symmetry breaking in the NJL and Thirring models. For the current current interaction model with the massless fermion, the vacuum is realized with the chiral symmetry broken phase, and the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Takehisa Fujita , Makoto Hiramoto , Hidenori Takahashi

We construct the Lagrangian of the ${\cal N}=1$ four-dimensional generalized supersymmetric Nambu$-$Jona-Lasinio (SNJL) model, which has ${\cal N}=1/2$ supersymmetry (SUSY) on non(anti)commutative superspace. A special attention is paid to…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 Tadafumi Ohsaku

Non-Hermitian systems having parity-time ($\mathcal {PT}$) symmetry can undergo a transition, spontaneously breaking the symmetry. Ultracold atomic gases provide an ideal platform to study interaction effects on the transition. We consider…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2019-04-17 Ziheng Zhou , Zhenhua Yu

The modified Dirac equations for the massive particles with the replacement of the physical mass $m$ with the help of the relation $m\rightarrow m_1+ \gamma_5 m_2$ are investigated. It is shown that for a fermion theory with a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-03-29 V. N. Rodionov

While the Hamiltonians used in standard quantum mechanics are Hermitian, it is also possible to extend the theory to non-Hermitian Hamiltonians. Particularly interesting are non-Hermitian Hamiltonians satisfying parity-time (PT) symmetry,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-02-05 Feliks Kivelä , Shruti Dogra , Gheorghe Sorin Paraoanu

A nonperturbative Schwinger-Dyson analysis of mass generation is presented for a non-Hermitian PT-symmetric field theory in four dimensions of an axion coupled to a Dirac fermion.The model is motivated by phenomenological considerations.The…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2023-01-04 N. E. Mavromatos , Sarben Sarkar , A. Soto