Imaginary magnetic fields induce exceptional points in neutral meson mass spectra computed via hadronic effective Lagrangian and constituent quark models, separating real and complex eigenvalue regimes.
Thermal pions in a magnetic background
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We use chiral perturbation theory for SU(2) to compute the leading corrections to the thermal mass of the pions and the pion decay constant in the presence of the magnetic field in a low-temperature expansion. The magnetic field gives rise to a splitting between $M_{\pi^0}$ and $M_{\pi^{\pm}}$ as well as $F_{\pi^0}$ and $F_{\pi^{\pm}}$. We also calculate the free energy and the quark condensate to next-to- leading order. The results suggest that the critical temperature $T_c$ for the chiral transition is larger in the presence of a constant magnetic field, in agreement with most model calculations but in disagreement with recent lattice calculations.
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In the NJL model with exact phase-space diagonalization, magnetic catalysis of the chiral condensate quenches the tachyonic instability of the spin-aligned rho+ by driving the 2M threshold above the Zeeman-lowered mass, preventing condensation.
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Hadronic exceptional points
Imaginary magnetic fields induce exceptional points in neutral meson mass spectra computed via hadronic effective Lagrangian and constituent quark models, separating real and complex eigenvalue regimes.
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Mass spectra of charged mesons and the quenching of vector meson condensation via exact phase-space diagonalization
In the NJL model with exact phase-space diagonalization, magnetic catalysis of the chiral condensate quenches the tachyonic instability of the spin-aligned rho+ by driving the 2M threshold above the Zeeman-lowered mass, preventing condensation.