Optimal thermal clustering distinction between massless and massive theories
Optimal thermal clustering distinction between massless and massive theories
Let denote the spatial two-point correlation function of observables and at spatial separation in a thermal relativistic quantum field theory. Write for the massless case and for the massive case. The conjectured optimality of the thermal decay theorem suggests the following bounds:
Optimal thermal clustering conjecture. In the massless case, the decay has the form
whereas in the massive case it has the form
This conjecture would give a sharp distinction between massless and massive thermal relativistic quantum field theories. The massless bound agrees with the decay of the massless free field in dimensions, while the corresponding optimal massive bound is expected to decay faster than ; the general claim is left open.
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Christian D. Jaekel and Walter F. Wreszinski, “A Goldstone Theorem in Thermal Relativistic Quantum Field Theory”, arXiv:1006.0256 (2010).
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