Critical points in the $CP^{N-1}$ model

Abstract

We use scale invariant scattering theory to obtain the exact equations determining the renormalization group fixed points of the two-dimensional $CP^{N-1}$ model, for $N$ real. Also due to special degeneracies at $N=2$ and 3, the space of solutions for $N\geq 2$ reduces to that of the $O(N^2-1)$ model, and accounts for a zero temperature critical point. For $N<2$ the space of solutions becomes larger than that of the $O(N^2-1)$ model, with the appearance of new branches of fixed points relevant for criticality in gases of intersecting loops.