QED With Unequal Charges: A study of spontaneous Zn symmetry breaking

Abstract

We study two-dimensional QED with unequal charges at finite temperature, and show that there is a phase with a spontaneously broken $Z_n$ symmetry. In spite of this, we were not able to establish the presence of domain walls. The relevance for QCD in higher dimensions is discussed.

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• Z_N Phases in Hot Gauge Theories

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