deformations and the width of fundamental particles
arXiv:2010.15733 · doi:10.1007/JHEP04(2022)136
Abstract
We provide a simple geometric meaning for deformations of so-called type in relativistic and non-relativistic systems. Deformations by the cross products of energy and momentum currents in integrable quantum field theories are known to modify the thermodynamic Bethe ansatz equations by a "CDD factor". In turn, CDD factors may be interpreted as additional, fixed shifts incurred in scattering processes: a finite width added to the fundamental particles (or, if negative, to the free space between them). We suggest that this physical effect is a universal way of understanding deformations, both in classical and quantum systems. We first show this in non-relativistic systems, with particle conservation and translation invariance, using the deformation formed out of the densities and currents of particles and momentum. This holds at the level of the equations of motion, and for any interaction potential, integrable or not. We then argue, and show by similar techniques in free relativistic particle systems, that deformations of relativistic systems produce the equivalent phenomenon, accounting for length contractions. We also show that, in both the relativistic and non-relativistic cases, the width of particles is equivalent to a state-dependent change of metric, where the distance function discounts the particles' widths, or counts the additional free space. This generalises and explains the known field-dependent coordinate change describing deformations. The results connect such deformations with generalised hydrodynamics, where the relations between scattering shifts, widths of particles and state-dependent changes of metric have been established.
v1: 24 pages, 2 figures. v2: 25 pages, references added, typos corrected, more discussion in conclusion. v3: 30 pages, more references addded, figures added, and clearer explanations. Published version
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