Mixed field theory
arXiv:1811.12380 · doi:10.1007/JHEP12(2019)136
Abstract
We consider scalar field theory defined over a direct product of the real and -adic numbers. An adjustable dynamical scaling exponent enters into the microscopic lagrangian, so that the Gaussian theories provide a line of fixed points. We argue that at , a branch of Wilson-Fisher fixed points joins onto the line of Gaussian theories. We compute standard critical exponents at the Wilson-Fisher fixed points in the region where they are perturbatively accessible, including a loop correction to the dynamical critical exponent. We show that the classical propagator contains oscillatory behavior in the real direction, though the amplitude of these oscillations can be made exponentially small without fine-tuning parameters of the theory. Similar oscillatory behavior emerges in Fourier space from two-loop corrections, though again it can be highly suppressed. We also briefly consider compact -adic extra dimensions, showing in non-linear, classical, scalar field theories that a form of consistent truncation allows us to retain only finitely many Kaluza-Klein modes in an effective theory formulated on the non-compact directions.
27 pages, 2 figures
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