%0 Journal Article %1 Hands2004NonCompact %A Hands, S. J. %A Kogut, J. B. %A Scorzato, L. %A Strouthos, C. G. %D 2004 %J Physical Review B %K qed %N 10 %R 10.1103/physrevb.70.104501 %T Non-Compact QED\_3 with N\_f=1 and N\_f=4 %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.70.104501 %V 70 %X We present numerical results for non-compact three-dimensional QED for numbers of flavors N\_f=1 and N\_f=4.In particular, we address the issue of whether chiral symmetry is spontaneously broken in the continuum limit, and obtain a positive answer for N\_f=1, with a dimensionless condensate estimated to be beta^2<psibarpsi> \~= O(10^-3), implying that the critical number of flavors N\_fc>1. We also compare the N\_f=1 and N\_f=4 models by analysing the transition from strong to weak coupling behaviour using an equation of state based on a continuous phase transition. While some qualitative differences emerge, it appears difficult to determine whether N\_f=4 lies above or below N\_fc.

@article{Hands2004NonCompact, abstract = {{We present numerical results for non-compact three-dimensional QED for numbers of flavors N\_f=1 and N\_f=4.In particular, we address the issue of whether chiral symmetry is spontaneously broken in the continuum limit, and obtain a positive answer for N\_f=1, with a dimensionless condensate estimated to be beta^2\<psibarpsi\> \~{}= O(10^-3), implying that the critical number of flavors N\_fc\>1. We also compare the N\_f=1 and N\_f=4 models by analysing the transition from strong to weak coupling behaviour using an equation of state based on a continuous phase transition. While some qualitative differences emerge, it appears difficult to determine whether N\_f=4 lies above or below N\_fc.}}, added-at = {2019-02-23T22:09:48.000+0100}, archiveprefix = {arXiv}, author = {Hands, S. J. and Kogut, J. B. and Scorzato, L. and Strouthos, C. G.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2d8e3ea3d6f2fcee2421abfbed5a75791/cmcneile}, citeulike-article-id = {12438204}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-lat/0404013}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://arxiv.org/pdf/hep-lat/0404013}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.70.104501}, day = 16, doi = {10.1103/physrevb.70.104501}, eprint = {hep-lat/0404013}, interhash = {af818f11d68120e4052905ddcdb124e2}, intrahash = {d8e3ea3d6f2fcee2421abfbed5a75791}, issn = {1098-0121}, journal = {Physical Review B}, keywords = {qed}, month = apr, number = 10, posted-at = {2013-06-19 09:21:00}, priority = {2}, timestamp = {2019-02-23T22:15:27.000+0100}, title = {{Non-Compact QED\_3 with N\_f=1 and N\_f=4}}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.70.104501}, volume = 70, year = 2004 }