Calculation of Matsubara-sector mass gaps at weak coupling
Derive a detailed weak-coupling calculation establishing the behavior of the mass gaps m_1-2\pi T and m_2-4\pi T in the first two nonzero Matsubara sectors of the finite-temperature theory, which are conjectured to be parametrically of order gT.
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The differences m_1-2\pi T and m_2-4\pi T are presumably also parametrically of order gT, though we are not aware of a detailed calculation which supports this.
— Thermal axion production in QCD from the lattice
(2610.01925 - Neubauer et al., 1 Oct 2026) in Section 6, Discussion