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Leading Quenching Effects in the Proton Magnetic Moment
We present the first investigation of the extrapolation of quenched nucleon
magnetic moments in quenched chiral effective field theory. We utilize
established techniques in finite-range regularisation and compare with standard
dimensional regularisation methods. Finite-volume corrections to the relevant
loop integrals are also addressed. Finally, the contributions of dynamical sea
quarks to the proton moment are estimated using a recently discovered
phenomenological link between quenched and physical QCD.Comment: 9 pages, 11 figs; v2: revised finite volume discussio
Scaling of FLIC Fermions
Hadron masses are calculated in quenched lattice QCD on a variety of lattices
in order to probe the scaling behavior of the Fat-Link Irrelevant Clover (FLIC)
fermion action, a fat-link clover fermion action in which the purely irrelevant
operators of the fermion action are constructed using APE-smeared links. The
scaling analysis indicates FLIC fermions provide a new form of nonperturbative
O(a) improvement where near-continuum results are obtained at finite lattice
spacing.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figure, 2 tables. Figure updated and references added.
Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.
Non-perturbative renormalization of lattice operators in coordinate space
We present the first numerical implementation of a non-perturbative
renormalization method for lattice operators, based on the study of correlation
functions in coordinate space at short Euclidean distance. The method is
applied to compute the renormalization constants of bilinear quark operators
for the non-perturbative O(a)-improved Wilson action in the quenched
approximation. The matching with perturbative schemes, such as MS-bar, is
computed at the next-to-leading order in continuum perturbation theory. A
feasibility study of this technique with Neuberger fermions is also presented.Comment: 11 pages and 9 figures, LaTeX2
Four-loop contributions to long-distance quantities in the two-dimensional nonlinear sigma-model on a square lattice: revised numerical estimates
We give the correct analytic expression of a finite integral appearing in the
four-loop computation of the renormalization-group functions for the
two-dimensional nonlinear sigma-model on the square lattice with standard
action, explaining the origin of a numerical discrepancy. We revise the
numerical expressions of Caracciolo and Pelissetto for the perturbative
corrections of the susceptibility and of the correlation length. For the values
used in Monte Carlo simulations, N=3, 4, 8, the second perturbative correction
coefficient of the correlation length varies by 3%, 4%, 3% respectively. Other
quantities vary similarly.Comment: 2 pages, Revtex, no figure
Hadron Masses From Novel Fat-Link Fermion Actions
The hadron mass spectrum is calculated in lattice QCD using a novel fat-link
clover fermion action in which only the irrelevant operators in the fermion
action are constructed using smeared links. The simulations are performed on a
16^3 x 32 lattice with a lattice spacing of a=0.125 fm. We compare actions with
n=4 and 12 smearing sweeps with a smearing fraction of 0.7. The n=4 Fat-Link
Irrelevant Clover (FLIC) action provides scaling which is superior to
mean-field improvement, and offers advantages over nonperturbative 0(a)
improvement, including a reduced exceptional configuration problem.Comment: 12 pages, 4 figures, new simulation with mean-field improved clover,
further discussion of actio
Topological Charge Evolution in the Markov-Chain of QCD
The topological charge is studied on lattices of large physical volume and
fine lattice spacing. We illustrate how a parity transformation on the SU(3)
link-variables of lattice gauge configurations reverses the sign of the
topological charge and leaves the action invariant. Random applications of the
parity transformation are proposed to traverse from one topological charge sign
to the other. The transformation provides an improved unbiased estimator of the
ensemble average and is essential in improving the ergodicity of the Markov
chain process.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
exotic meson at light quark masses
The mass of the exotic meson, created with hybrid interpolating
fields, is explored at light quark masses approaching 25 MeV (). Access to such light quark masses is facilitated by the use of
the Fat-Link Irrelevant Clover (FLIC) fermion action. Additionally, we make use
of large () lattices to obtain good control of statistical and
finite volume errors. Our results indicate that the exotic exhibits
significant curvature close the chiral limit, indicating previous linear
extrapolations, far from the chiral regime, have overestimated the mass of the
. We find for the first time in lattice studies a mass in
agreement with the candidate. We also find a strangeness 1
state with a mass close to 2 GeV.Comment: 8 pages, 11 figures, 3 tables, published versio
Quenching Effects in the Hadron Spectrum
Lattice QCD has generated a wealth of data in hadronic physics over the last
two decades. Until relatively recently, most of this information has been
within the "quenched approximation" where virtual quark--anti-quark pairs are
neglected. This review presents a descriptive discussion of the effects of
removing this approximation in the calculation of hadronic masses.Comment: To appear in "Lattice Hadron Physics", ed. A.C. Kalloniatis, D.B.
Leinweber and A.G. William
A First Principles Estimate of Finite Size Effects in Quark-Gluon Plasma Formation
Using lattice simulations of quenched QCD we estimate the finite size effects
present when a gluon plasma equilibrates in a slab geometry, i.e., finite width
but large transverse dimensions. Significant differences are observed in the
free energy density for the slab when compared with bulk behavior. A small
shift in the critical temperature is also seen. The free energy required to
liberate heavy quarks relative to bulk is measured using Polyakov loops; the
additional free energy required is on the order of 30-40 MeV at 2-3 T_c.Comment: 10 pages, 5 figures, RevTeX; revised version includes comparison with
the Bjorken model and various small improvement
Topological susceptibility in the SU(3) gauge theory
We compute the topological susceptibility for the SU(3) Yang--Mills theory by
employing the expression of the topological charge density operator suggested
by Neuberger's fermions. In the continuum limit we find r_0^4 chi = 0.059(3),
which corresponds to chi=(191 +/- 5 MeV)^4 if F_K is used to set the scale. Our
result supports the Witten--Veneziano explanation for the large mass of the
eta'.Comment: Final version to appear on Phys. Rev. Let
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