Communications in Mathematical Physics

, Volume 103, Issue 4, pp 569–597 | Cite as

On the mass spectrum of the 2+1 gauge-Higgs lattice quantum field theory

  • Ricardo S. Schor
  • Michael O'Carroll
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Abstract

We investigate the mass spectrum of a 2+1 lattice gauge-Higgs quantum field theory with Wilson action βAP+λAH, whereAP(AH) is the gauge (gauge-Higgs) interaction. We determine the complete spectrum exactly for all β, λ>0 by an explicit diagonalization of the gauge invariant “transfer matrix” in the approximation that the interaction terms in the spatial directions are omitted; all gauge invariant eigenfunctions are generated directly. For fixed momentum the energy spectrum is pure point and disjoint simple planar loops and strings are energy eigenfunctions. However, depending on the gauge group and Higgs representations, there are bound state energy eigenfunctions not of this form. The approximate model has a rich particle spectrum with level crossings and we expect that it provides an intuitive picture of the number and location of bound states and resonances in the full model for small β, λ>0. We determine the mass spectrum, obtaining convergent expansions for the first two groups of masses above the vacuum, for small β, λ and confirm our expectations.

Keywords

Mass Spectrum Gauge Group Transfer Matrix Particle Spectrum Pure Point 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Ricardo S. Schor
    • 1
  • Michael O'Carroll
    • 1
  1. 1.Departamento de Fisica do ICExUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte, Minas GeraisBrasil

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