Test of asymptotic freedom and scaling hypothesis in the 2d O(3) sigma model Original Research Article

The 7-particle form factors of the fundamental spin field of the O(3) non-linear σ-model are constructed. We calculate the corresponding contribution to the spin–spin correlation function, and compare with predictions from the spectral density scaling hypothesis. The resulting approximation to the spin–spin correlation function agrees well with that computed in renormalized (asymptotically free) perturbation theory in the expected energy range. Further we observe simple lower and upper bounds for the sum of the absolute square of the form factors which may be of use for analytic estimates.