Walking, weak first-order transitions, and complex CFTs

Abstract We discuss walking behavior in gauge theories and weak first-order phase transitions in statistical physics. Despite appearing in very different systems (QCD below the conformal window, the Potts model, deconfined criticality) these two phenomena both imply approximate scale invariance in a...

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Main Authors: Victor Gorbenko, Slava Rychkov, Bernardo Zan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/JHEP10(2018)108