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Title: On the scaling properties of quenched QED

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology

Critical scaling laws are studied in quenched quantum electrodynamics with induced four-fermion interactions that drive the theory to criticality. The critical exponents are calculated in the quenched, planar model and the physical picture extracted is consistent with recent results from lattice simulations. Near criticality, a composite scalar state plays an essential role in the effective dynamics.

Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11359
OSTI ID:
1155136
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-PUB-90-092-T; NSF-ITP-90-63; PURD-TH-90-12
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, Vol. D42
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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