Bootstrapping frustrated magnets: the fate of the chiral $\mathrm{O}(N)\times \mathrm{O}(2)$ universality class

Abstract

We study multiscalar theories with $\text{O}(N)\times \text{O}(2)$ symmetry. These models have a stable fixed point in $d$ dimensions if $N$ is greater than some critical value $N_c(d)$. Previous estimates of this critical value from perturbative and non-perturbative renormalization group methods have produced mutually incompatible results. We use numerical conformal bootstrap methods to constrain $N_c(d)$ for $3\le d<4$. Our results show that $N_c>3.78$ for $d=3$. This favors the scenario that the physically relevant models with $N=2,3$ in $d=3$ do not have a stable fixed point, indicating a first-order transition. Our result exemplifies how conformal windows can be rigorously constrained with modern numerical bootstrap algorithms.

arXiv comment48 pages, 15 figures ; Added references

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