CATALYSIS OF DYNAMICAL FLAVOR SYMMETRY-BREAKING BY A MAGNETIC-FIELD IN 2+1-DIMENSIONS

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作者
GUSYNIN, VP [1 ]
MIRANSKY, VA [1 ]
SHOVKOVY, IA [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA,INST PHYS THEOR,SANTA BARBARA,CA 93106
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.73.3499
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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It is shown that in 2 + 1 dimensions, a constant magnetic field is a strong catalyst of dynamical flavor symmetry breaking, leading to generating a fermion dynamical mass even at the weakest attractive interaction between fermions. The effect is illustrated in the Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model in a magnetic field. The low-energy effective action in this model is derived, and the thermodynamic properties of the model are established. © 1994 The American Physical Society.
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