23–28 Jun 2014
Columbia University
US/Eastern timezone

Beta function of three-dimensional QED

26 Jun 2014, 14:15
20m
Pupin 214

Pupin 214

Talk Applications Beyond QCD Application beyond QCD

Speaker

Dr Benjamin Svetitsky (Tel Aviv University)

Description

We have carried out a Schrodinger-functional calculation for the Abelian gauge theory with Nf=2 four-component fermions in three dimensions. We find no fixed point in the beta function, meaning that the theory is confining rather than conformal.

Primary author

Dr Benjamin Svetitsky (Tel Aviv University)

Co-authors

Mr Ohad Raviv (Tel Aviv University) Dr Yigal Shamir (Tel Aviv University)

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