Localized RG flows on composite defects and C $$ \mathcal{C} $$ -theorem
Abstract We consider a composite defect system where a lower-dimensional defect (sub-defect) is embedded to a higher-dimensional one, and examine renormalization group (RG) flows localized on the defect. A composite defect is constructed in the (3 − ϵ)-dimensional free O(N) vector model with line an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2025-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of High Energy Physics |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2025)012 |
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| Summary: | Abstract We consider a composite defect system where a lower-dimensional defect (sub-defect) is embedded to a higher-dimensional one, and examine renormalization group (RG) flows localized on the defect. A composite defect is constructed in the (3 − ϵ)-dimensional free O(N) vector model with line and surface interactions by triggering localized RG flows to non-trivial IR fixed points. Focusing on the case where the symmetry group O(N) is broken to a subgroup O(m) × O(N − m) on the line defect, there is an O(N) symmetric fixed point for all N, while two additional O(N) symmetry breaking ones appear for N ≥ 23. We also examine a C $$ \mathcal{C} $$ -theorem for localized RG flows along the sub-defect and show that the C $$ \mathcal{C} $$ -theorem holds in our model by perturbative calculations. |
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| ISSN: | 1029-8479 |