Grand canonical ensemble, multi-particle wave functions, scattering data, and lattice field theories

Abstract

We show that information about scattering data of a quantum field theory can be obtained from studying the system at finite density and low temperatures. In particular we consider models formulated on the lattice which can be exactly dualized to theories of conserved charge fluxes on lattice links. Apart from eliminating the complex action problem at nonzero chemical potential mu, these dualizations allow for a particle world line interpretation of the dual fluxes from which one can extract data about the 2-particle wave function. As an example we perform dual Monte Carlo simulations of the 2-dimensional O(3) model at nonzero mu and finite volume, whose non-perturbative spectrum consists of a massive triplet of particles. At nonzero mu particles are induced in the system, which at sufficiently low temperature give rise to sectors of fixed particle number. We show that the scattering phase shifts can be obtained either from the critical chemical potential values separating the sectors or directly from the wave function in the 2-particle sector. We find that both methods give excellent agreement with the exact result. We discuss the applicability and generality of the new approaches.

5 pages, 4 figures; estimate of the effect of temperature added, title extended, minor modifications of the text; PRL version

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