Exact <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>T</mml:mi><mml:mover accent="true"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>T</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">¯</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:mover></mml:mrow></mml:math> Deformation of Two-Dimensional Maxwell Theory

Abstract

We study the partition function of TT[over ¯]-deformed two-dimensional Maxwell theory by solving the relevant flow equation at the level of individual flux sectors. Summing exactly the "instanton" series, we obtain a well-defined expression for the partition function at arbitrary μ. For μ>0, the spectrum of the theory experiences a truncation and the theory undergoes infinite-order quantum phase transitions associated with the vanishing of Polyakov-loop correlators. For μ<0, the appearance of nonperturbative contributions in μ drastically modifies the structure of the partition function.

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