Chiral symmetry breaking in the 3-d Thirring model for small $N_f$

Abstract

We study the dynamical breaking of chiral symmetry in the 3-d Thirring model for a small number of fermion species. The critical point is identified by fitting lattice data to an equation of state. The spectrum of the theory is studied to confirm the phase structure of the model.

3 pages, 3 figures. Talk presented at Lattice '97