Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: In their work on multiscalar RG flows, Rychkov and Stergiou posed the question of whether there exist real fixed points of the one-loop renormalization group for scalar field theories in $d=4-ε$ which respect no extra symmetry beyond the universal $\mathbb{Z}_2$ field inversion. In this note, we report on a construction of a large number of such fixed points in the theory of $22001$ scalar fields, thus resolving the question. The construction uses the geometry of an equiangular tight frame in order to reduce the (up to two-loop) fixed point equation to a two-dimensional space of couplings without assuming any extra symmetry. The main technical hurdle is then to establish the existence of such a frame whose corresponding lines preserve no symmetry. This can be achieved using the Steiner frame construction of Fickus, Mixon, and Tremain.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Author: Beem, Christopher
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7222949069