Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Lattice
Scientific paper
1999-11-04
Phys.Rev. D62 (2000) 034507
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Lattice
42 pages, 30 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevD.62.034507
We consider a lattice discretization of a covariantly gauge-fixed abelian gauge theory. The gauge fixing is part of the action defining the theory, and we study the phase diagram in detail. As there is no BRST symmetry on the lattice, counterterms are needed, and we construct those explicitly. We show that the proper adjustment of these counterterms drives the theory to a new type of phase transition, at which we recover a continuum theory of (free) photons. We present both numerical and (one-loop) perturbative results, and show that they are in good agreement near this phase transition. Since perturbation theory plays an important role, it is important to choose a discretization of the gauge-fixing action such that lattice perturbation theory is valid. Indeed, we find numerical evidence that lattice actions not satisfying this requirement do not lead to the desired continuum limit. While we do not consider fermions here, we argue that our results, in combination with previous work, provide very strong evidence that this new phase transition can be used to define abelian lattice chiral gauge theories.
Bock Wolfgang
Golterman Maarten F. L.
Leung Ka Chun
Shamir Yigal
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