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1 Numerical simulation of the N = 2 Landau Ginzburg model Okuto Morikawa Collaborator: Hiroshi Suzuki Kyushu University 2017/9/28 Okuto Morikawa (Kyushu University) N = 2 Landau Ginzburg model 1 / 16

2 Introduction Superconformal symmetry Superstring theory: a symmetry on world sheet Critical phenomenon: conformal inv. scale inv. QFT on RG fixed point = Conformal field theory (CFT) CFT in terms of Lagrangian: Landau Ginzburg (LG) description RG fixed point of LG model CFT IR limit of 2D N = (2, 2) Wess Zumino (N = 2 WZ) model N = 2 SCFT [Vafa Warner 1988, Howe West 1989, Witten 1993,...] Application to spacetime compactification N = 2 SCFT on world sheet and Calabi Yau (CY) manifold σ-model on CY and LG model [Greene Vafa Warner 1989, Witten 1993] Okuto Morikawa (Kyushu University) N = 2 Landau Ginzburg model 2 / 16

3 Introduction (IR) Strong coupling/divergence Non-perturbative approach SUSY regulator... Lattice regularization breaks SUSY! cf. Lattice simulation for superpotential Φ 3 [Kawai Kikukawa 2009]. (But, Φ 4??) SUSY-preserving simulation method [Kadoh Suzuki 2009] Calculation of scaling dimension and central charge for Φ 3 [Kamata Suzuki 2010] Scaling dimension and central charge for Φ 3 and Φ 4 Okuto Morikawa (Kyushu University) N = 2 Landau Ginzburg model 3 / 16

4 Supersymmetric formulation [Kadoh Suzuki 2009] Continuum physical box L L Discretized momentum φ(x) = 1 e ipx φ(p), L 2 p p µ = 2π L n µ. (n µ = 0, ±1, ±2,... ) Formulation is defined in this momentum space. UV cutoff Λ = π/a (a: lattice spacing ) p 2 Λ 2 L/a: even integer Not lattice space SUSY, translational, R symmetries OK! Problem of locality (Perturbatively, locality restores as Λ.) Okuto Morikawa (Kyushu University) N = 2 Landau Ginzburg model 4 / 16

5 WZ model and Nicolai map [Nicolai 1980] Action of complex scalar A and fermion ψ [ S = S B + 1 ( ( L ψ 1 2, ψ ) 2ipz W (A) ) ( ) ] ψ1 2 ( p) W (p), (A) 2ip z p where we have integrated auxiliary field, is convolution, and S B = 1 N(p) N(p), N(p) 2ip L 2 z A(p) + W (A) (p). p Integrate fermion, variable transf. A(p), A (p) N(p), N (p). Z = [da(p)da (p)] e SB det (N, N ) (A, A ) p 2 Λ 2 = [dn(p)dn (p)] e SB sign det (N, N ) (A, A ). p 2 Λ 2 i A=Ai Ai (p) (i = 1, 2,... ) are solutions with respect to N(p). Gaussian function (Nicolai map) Okuto Morikawa (Kyushu University) N = 2 Landau Ginzburg model 5 / 16 ψ 2

6 Algorithm 1 Generate Gaussian random numbers (N(p), N (p)) 2 Solve numerically the equation 2ip z A(p) + W (A) (p) N(p) = 0. all solutions A(p) i (i = 1, 2,... ) 3 Calculate following sums sign det (N, N ) (A, A ) O(A, A ), A=Ai i 4 Repeat (1) (3), and average O Partition function (Witten index ) sign det (N, N ) (A, A ) i i sign det (N, N ) (A, A ) A=Ai Signs for {A i (p)} N : (+ + ) N = n + n A=Ai Okuto Morikawa (Kyushu University) N = 2 Landau Ginzburg model 6 / 16

7 Classification of configurations W (Φ) = λφ k /k, aλ = 0.3 ( = k 1) Solve by Newton method; Convergent init. conf. 100 [2ip z A(p) + W (A) (p) N(p)] / N(q) 2 ( ) k = 3 ( = 2) L/a = 8 34: 640 confs. k = 4 ( = 3) L/a = 8 28: 320 confs. L/a 36 (++) (+++ ) Max norm( ) L/a 24 (+++) (++++ ) 3 24 (+++++ ) 3 2 (++++) (1) Max norm( ) More difficult to solve equation for the case Φ 4. = 3. Okuto Morikawa (Kyushu University) N = 2 Landau Ginzburg model 7 / 16

8 Correlation function Simulation of scaling dimension and central charge Two-point function φ 1 (p)φ 2 ( p) = L 2 d 2 x e ipx φ 1 (x)φ 2 (0) SCFT: scalar field A(x) and supercurrent S z ± (x) A(x)A (0) 1/z 2h z 2 h, S + z (x)sz (0) = 2c/3z 3. IR behavior of φ 1 (p)φ 2 ( p) = Scaling dimension h + h Central charge c Fitting φ 1 (p)φ 2 ( p) π/a 0 p 1 p 0 IR: 2π/L p < 2π/L 2 UV: free SCFT π/a π/a 0 π/a Okuto Morikawa (Kyushu University) N = 2 Landau Ginzburg model 8 / 16

9 Scaling dimension ln< A(p) 2 > A(p)A ( p) 1/(p 2 ) 1 h h UV IR π/ 2a p < π/a 4 2π/L p < 4π/L ln(ap) 2 Figure: Φ 4, L/a = 24 Okuto Morikawa (Kyushu University) N = 2 Landau Ginzburg model 9 / 16

10 Scaling dimension A(p)A ( p) 1/(p 2 ) 1 h h h a p Figure: Φ 4, L/a = 24 Okuto Morikawa (Kyushu University) N = 2 Landau Ginzburg model 10 / 16

11 Scaling dimension h + h Φ 3, L/a = 36 1 h h IR (68) UV (11) Φ 4, L/a = 28 1 h h IR 0.742(12) UV (37) L/a Φ 3 Φ 4 As L large, 1 h h approaches values for SCFT. Φ 3 : 2/3 = , Φ 4 : 3/4 = 0.75 (UV 1) Okuto Morikawa (Kyushu University) N = 2 Landau Ginzburg model 11 / 16

12 Central charge S + z (p)s z ( p) = L 2 iπcp 2 z /3p z 2π/L p < 4π/L ap 0 Figure: Φ 4, L/a = 24, ap 1 = π/12, Real part. Okuto Morikawa (Kyushu University) N = 2 Landau Ginzburg model 12 / 16

13 Central charge S + z (p)s z ( p) = L 2 iπcp 2 z /3p z π/L p < 4π/L ap 0 Figure: Φ 4, L/a = 24, ap 1 = π/12, Imaginary part. Okuto Morikawa (Kyushu University) N = 2 Landau Ginzburg model 13 / 16

14 Central charge S + z (p)s z ( p) = L 2 iπcp 2 z /3p z c a p Figure: Φ 4, L/a = 24. Analogue of Zamolodchikov s c-theorem. Okuto Morikawa (Kyushu University) N = 2 Landau Ginzburg model 14 / 16

15 Central charge c Φ 3, L/a = 36 fitting region IR 1.152(48) a p < π (73) 17π 18 Φ 4, L/a = 26 fitting region IR 1.43(11) a p < π (14) 12π 13 c c a p Φ 3 Φ 4 Figure: Φ 4, L/a = 24. As L large, central charge c approaches values for SCFT. Φ 3 : 1, Φ 4 : 1.5. (UV 3) Okuto Morikawa (Kyushu University) N = 2 Landau Ginzburg model 15 / 16

16 Summary Numerical simulation of 2D N = 2 WZ model IR limit Non-perturbatively emerging SCFT For Φ k (k = 3, 4) theory, scaling dimension and central charge k 1 h h c (68) [ ] 1.152(48) [1] (12) [0.75] 1.43(11) [1.5] = These results are consistent with SCFT. Future work Precision: larger L, finite size scaling Correlation functions of Energy-momentum tensor, U(1) current Multi-superfield models (ADE classification) Application to Calabi Yau space Okuto Morikawa (Kyushu University) N = 2 Landau Ginzburg model 16 / 16

17 Backup: Supercurrent S + z (p) = S + z (p) = 4π i(p q) z A(p q) ψ 2 (q), L 0 L 1 q 2π W (A)(p q)ψ 1 (q), L 0 L 1 q Sz (p) = 4π i(p q) z A (p q)ψ 2 (q), L 0 L 1 S z (p) = q q 2π W (A) (p q) ψ 1 (q). L 0 L 1 Okuto Morikawa (Kyushu University) N = 2 Landau Ginzburg model 17 / 16

18 Backup: Energy-momentum tensor Energy-momentum tensor is given by Two-point function T zz (x) = 4π A (x) A(x) πψ 2 (x) ψ 2 (x) + π ψ 2(x) ψ 2 (x), T z z (x) = 4π A (x) A(x) T z z (x) = T zz =. π ψ 1 (x) ψ 1 (x) + π ψ 1 ψ 1(x), T zz (x)t zz (0) = c, that is, 2z 4 T zz (p)t zz ( p) = L 2 πc 12 p 3 z p z. Okuto Morikawa (Kyushu University) N = 2 Landau Ginzburg model 18 / 16

19 Backup: C-function General forms (τ = ln z z) T zz (x)t zz (0) = F (τ)/z 4, T zz (x)t z z (0) = G(τ)/4z 3 z, Tz z(x) T z z (0) = H(τ)/z 2 z 2. Conservation laws and reflection positivity imply Zamolodchikov s C-function: d (2F G 3H/8) 0. dτ C = 2F G 3 8 H. Monotonically decreasing function along RG flow c. Okuto Morikawa (Kyushu University) N = 2 Landau Ginzburg model 19 / 16

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