Instanton expansions and phase transitions

Abstract A central object in any axionic theory is its periodic potential, which is typically generated by instantons. The goal of this paper is to understand what physically happens to the theory when we lose control of the potential’s instanton expansion. We argue, using the Yang-Lee theory of pha...

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Main Author: John Stout
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-05-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP05(2022)168