A No-go Theorem for the Majorana Fermion on a Lattice
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A variant of the Nielsen–Ninomiya no-go theorem is formulated. This theorem states that, under several assumptions, it is impossible to write down a doubler-free Euclidean lattice action of a single Majorana fermion in 8k and 8k + 1 dimensions. ∗) E-mail: [email protected] 1 typeset using PTPTEX.cls 〈Ver.0.9〉
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A No-go Theorem for the Majorana Fermion on the Lattice
A variant of the Nielsen–Ninomiya no-go theorem is formulated. The theorem states that, under several assumptions, it is impossible to write down a doubler-free Euclidean lattice action of a single Majorana fermion in 8k and 8k + 1 dimensions. ∗) E-mail: [email protected] 1 typeset using PTPTEX.cls 〈Ver.0.9〉
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تاریخ انتشار 2004