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Nonperturbative dynamics of (2+1)d phi(4)-theory from Hamiltonian truncation

Anand, Nikhil
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Katz, Emanuel
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Khandker, Zuhair U.
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May 20, 2021
Journal of High Energy Physics

We use Lightcone Conformal Truncation (LCT)-a version of Hamiltonian truncation - to study the nonperturbative, real-time dynamics of phi (4)-theory in 2+1 dimensions. This theory has UV divergences that need to be regulated. We review how, in a Hamiltonian framework with a total energy cutoff, renormalization is necessarily state-dependent, and UV sensitivity cannot be canceled with standard local operator counter-terms. To overcome this problem, we present a prescription for constructing the appropriate state-dependent counterterms for (2+1)d phi (4)-theory in lightcone quantization. We then use LCT with this counterterm prescription to study phi (4)-theory, focusing on the Z(2) symmetry-preserving phase. Specifically, we compute the spectrum as a function of the coupling and demonstrate the closing of the mass gap at a (scheme-dependent) critical coupling. We also compute Lorentz-invariant two-point functions, both at generic strong coupling and near the critical point, where we demonstrate IR universality and the vanishing of the trace of the stress tensor.

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