T-Reflection
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We point out the presence of a $T \to -T$ temperature-reflection ($T$-reflection) symmetry for the partition functions of many physical systems. Without knowledge of the origin of the symmetry, we have only been able to test the existence of $T$-reflection symmetry in systems with exactly-calculable partition functions. We show that $T$-reflection symmetry is present in a variety of conformal and non-conformal field theories and statistical mechanics models with known partition functions. For example, all minimal model partition functions in two-dimensional conformal field theories are invariant under $T$-reflections. An interesting property of the $T$-reflection symmetry is that it can be broken by shifts of the vacuum energy.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 106004 |
Journal | Physical Review D |
Volume | 91 |
ISSN | 2470-0010 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 24 Jun 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
4 pages. v2: References and several clarifications added, some discussion reorganized. No changes to any conclusions
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