Monopoles and chiral-symmetry breaking in three-dimensional lattice QED

Journal Article · Thu Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 1990 · Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.42.3520· OSTI ID:5988350

Fiebig, H R ^[1]; Woloshyn, R M ^[2]

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1. Department of Physics, Florida International University, Miami, FL (USA)
2. TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada)

The chiral-symmetry order parameter {l angle}{bar {chi}}{chi}{r angle} and the monopole density {rho}{sub {ital m}} are calculated for lattice QED in 2+1 dimensions for zero and two fermion flavors. A comparison of the results for the compact and the noncompact lattice action yields a strong correlation between {l angle}{bar {chi}}{chi}{r angle} and {rho}{sub {ital m}} being essentially independent of the type of lattice action. This is interpreted as evidence that monopole condensation drives chiral-symmetry breaking in three-dimensional lattice QED.

• OSTI ID: 5988350
• Journal Information: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (USA), Vol. 42:10; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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