Emergent Kink Statistics at Finite Temperature

In this paper we use 1D quantum mechanical systems with Higgs-like interaction potential to study the emergence of topological objects at finite temperature. Two different model systems are studied, the standard double-well potential model and a newly introduced discrete kink model. Using Monte-Carl...

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Autores principales: Lopez Ruiz, Miguel Angel, Yépez Martínez, Tochtli, Szczepaniak, Adam P., Liao, Jinfeng
Formato: Articulo Preprint
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2017
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QCD
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/124985
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Sumario:In this paper we use 1D quantum mechanical systems with Higgs-like interaction potential to study the emergence of topological objects at finite temperature. Two different model systems are studied, the standard double-well potential model and a newly introduced discrete kink model. Using Monte-Carlo simulations as well as analytic methods, we demonstrate how kinks become abundant at low temperatures. These results may shed useful insights on how topological phenomena may occur in QCD.