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Infinite dimension reflection matrices in the sine-Gordon model with a boundary

High Energy Physics - Theory 2012-06-12 v2

Abstract

Using the sine-Gordon model as the prime example an alternative approach to integrable boundary conditions for a theory restricted to a half-line is proposed. The main idea is to explore the consequences of taking into account the topological charge residing on the boundary and the fact it changes as solitons in the bulk reflect from the boundary. In this context, reflection matrices are intrinsically infinite dimensional, more general than the two-parameter Ghoshal-Zamolodchikov reflection matrix, and related in an intimate manner with defects.

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@article{arxiv.1202.6016,
  title  = {Infinite dimension reflection matrices in the sine-Gordon model with a boundary},
  author = {E. Corrigan and C. Zambon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1202.6016},
  year   = {2012}
}

Comments

11 pages, typos corrected, reference added, paragraph added at the end of section 3

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