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Strong Coupling Qed Breaks Chiral Symmetry

High Energy Physics - Theory 2015-06-26 v1

Abstract

We show that the strong coupling limit of d-dimensional quantum electrodynamics with 2d/2[d/2]2^{d}/2^{[d/2]} flavors of fermions can be mapped onto the s=1/2 quantum Heisenberg antiferromagnet in d-1 space dimensions. The staggered N\'eel order parameter is the expectation value of a mass operator in QED and the spin-waves are pions. We speculate that the chiral symmetry breaking phase transition corresponds to a transition between the flux phase and the conventional N\'eel ordered phase of an antiferromagnetic t-J model.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9204047,
  title  = {Strong Coupling Qed Breaks Chiral Symmetry},
  author = {Gordon Semenoff},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9204047},
  year   = {2015}
}

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