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Volume dependence of the energy spectrum in massive quantum field theories. I. Stable particle states

Martin Lüscher
- 01 Jun 1986 - 
- Vol. 104, Iss: 2, pp 177-206
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In this paper, a detailed proof of this basic relation is given for all orders of perturbation theory in arbitrary massive quantum field theories, which follows from an apparently universal asymptotic formula, which relates Δm to certain forward elastic scattering amplitudes.
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Due to polarization effects, the massM of a stable particle in a quantum field theory enclosed in a large (space-like) box of sizeL and periodic boundary conditions in general differs from its infinite volume valuem. AsL increases, the finite size mass shift Δm =M−m goes to zero exponentially with a rate, which depends on the particle considered and on the spectrum of light particles in the theory. This behaviour follows from an apparently universal asymptotic formula, already presented earlier, which relates Δm to certain forward elastic scattering amplitudes. A detailed proof of this basic relation is given here to all orders of perturbation theory in arbitrary massive quantum field theories.

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Volume dependence of the energy spectrum in massive quantum field theories. II. Scattering states

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Volume dependence of the energy spectrum in massive quantum field theories. II. Scattering states

TL;DR: The low-lying energy values associated to energy eigenstates describing two stable particles enclosed in a (space-like) box of sizeL are shown to be expandable in an asymptotic power series of 1/L as mentioned in this paper.
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Finite Size Effects in Phase Transitions

TL;DR: In this paper, an effective hamiltonian for the homogeneous modes, obtained by tracing out all other degrees of freedom, is constructed for finite size effects in phase transitions, and simple universal properties of rounding of first order transitions are derived.
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Some Analytic Results Concerning the Mass Spectrum of Yang-Mills Gauge Theories on a Torus

TL;DR: When nonabelian gauge fields are enclosed in a box with periodic boundary conditions, the spectrum of the hamiltonian becomes discrete and energy values can be expanded in a power series of ifλ = g 2 3 (g: renormalized coupling constant).
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Weak-coupling expansion of the low-lying energy values in the SU(2) gauge theory on a torus☆

TL;DR: In this article, the SU(2) gauge theory was studied in an L × L ×L × L periodic box and the crossover from small-volume to large-volume behavior is likely to take place at z ≅ 2.