The Polynomial Formulation of the U(1) Non-Linear Sigma-Model in 2 Dimensions

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1996-02-23

arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9602131v1

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Theory

15 pages

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We investigate some properties of a first-order polynomial formulation of the U(1) non-linear sigma-model in two Euclidean dimensions. The variables in this description are a 1-form field plus a 0-form Lagrange multiplier field. The usual spin variables are non-local functions of the new fields. As this construction incorporates O(2) invariance ab initio, only O(2)-invariant correlation functions (the only non-vanishing ones in the model) can be constructed. We show that the vortices play a dual role to the spin variables in the partition function. The equivalent Sine-Gordon description is obtained in a natural way, when one integrates out the 1-form field to get an effective partition function for the Lagrange multiplier. We also show how to introduce strings of vortices within this formulation.

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