The Triple $T\bar{T}$-Like Flow in Quantum Field Theories: Irrelevant, Marginal, and Relevant

Fuente: arXiv
Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Babaei-Aghbolagh, H., Chen, Bin, He, Song, Hou, Jue
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
Subjects:
Online Access:
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1866913175611375616
author Babaei-Aghbolagh, H.
Chen, Bin
He, Song
Hou, Jue
author_facet Babaei-Aghbolagh, H.
Chen, Bin
He, Song
Hou, Jue
contents We introduce a one-parameter root-$T\bar T$-like flow, $ \partial_λ\mathcal{L}=\mathcal{R}_λ^{1/α}$, which organizes stress-tensor deformations into irrelevant, marginal, and relevant branches. Within duality-invariant electrodynamics in four dimensions, and equivalently within two-dimensional integrable sigma models, the flow admits a closed-form solution controlled by an auxiliary equation. The marginal point $α=1$ reproduces the root-$T\bar T$ / ModMax branch, while $α<1$ gives irrelevant deformations distinct from the standard Born-Infeld $T\bar T$ flow. For $α>1$, the same construction yields explicit relevant $T\bar T$-like Lagrangians. These results suggest that root-$T\bar T$ flows provide a common organizing principle for duality-invariant and integrable deformations.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2606_00536
institution arXiv
publishDate 2026
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle The Triple $T\bar{T}$-Like Flow in Quantum Field Theories: Irrelevant, Marginal, and Relevant
Babaei-Aghbolagh, H.
Chen, Bin
He, Song
Hou, Jue
High Energy Physics - Theory
We introduce a one-parameter root-$T\bar T$-like flow, $ \partial_λ\mathcal{L}=\mathcal{R}_λ^{1/α}$, which organizes stress-tensor deformations into irrelevant, marginal, and relevant branches. Within duality-invariant electrodynamics in four dimensions, and equivalently within two-dimensional integrable sigma models, the flow admits a closed-form solution controlled by an auxiliary equation. The marginal point $α=1$ reproduces the root-$T\bar T$ / ModMax branch, while $α<1$ gives irrelevant deformations distinct from the standard Born-Infeld $T\bar T$ flow. For $α>1$, the same construction yields explicit relevant $T\bar T$-like Lagrangians. These results suggest that root-$T\bar T$ flows provide a common organizing principle for duality-invariant and integrable deformations.
title The Triple $T\bar{T}$-Like Flow in Quantum Field Theories: Irrelevant, Marginal, and Relevant
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.00536