573 research outputs found
An Algorithm for Obtaining Reliable Priors for Constrained-Curve Fits
We introduce the ``Sequential Empirical Bayes Method'', an adaptive
constrained-curve fitting procedure for extracting reliable priors. These are
then used in standard augmented-chi-square fits on separate data. This better
stabilizes fits to lattice QCD overlap-fermion data at very low quark mass
where a priori values are not otherwise known. We illustrate the efficacy of
the method with data from overlap fermions, on a quenched
lattice with spatial size La=3.2 fm and pion mass as low as 180 MeV.Comment: Lattice2003(machine), 3 pages, 3 figure
Graviton-Mediated Scattering Amplitudes from the Quantum Effective Action
We employ the curvature expansion of the quantum effective action for
gravity-matter systems to construct graviton-mediated scattering amplitudes for
non-minimally coupled scalar fields in a Minkowski background. By design, the
formalism parameterises all quantum corrections to these processes and is
manifestly gauge-invariant. The conditions resulting from UV-finiteness,
unitarity, and causality are analysed in detail and it is shown by explicit
construction that the quantum effective action provides sufficient room to meet
these structural requirements without introducing non-localities or higher-spin
degrees of freedom. Our framework provides a bottom-up approach to all quantum
gravity programs seeking for the quantisation of gravity within the framework
of quantum field theory. Its scope is illustrated by specific examples,
including effective field theory, Stelle gravity, infinite derivative gravity,
and Asymptotic Safety
Finite Quantum Gravity Amplitudes -- no strings attached
We study the gravity-mediated scattering of scalar fields based on a
parameterisation of the Lorentzian quantum effective action. We demonstrate
that the interplay of infinite towers of spin zero and spin two poles at
imaginary squared momentum leads to scattering amplitudes that are compatible
with unitarity bounds, causal, and scale-free at trans-Planckian energy. Our
construction avoids introducing non-localities or the massive higher-spin
particles that are characteristic in string theory.Comment: v2: various small improvements/clarifications, version accepted for
publicatio
Quenched Chiral Log and Light Quark Mass from Overlap Fermions
We study the quenched chiral behavior of the pion with mass as low as
MeV. The calculation is done on a quenched lattice of size
and fm with 80 configurations using overlap fermions
and an improved gauge action. Using an improved constrained curve fitting
technique, we find that the ground state pseudoscalar mass versus bare quark
mass behavior is well controlled with small statistical errors; this permits a
reliable fit of the quenched chiral log effects, a determination of the chiral
log parameter (), and an estimate of the renormalized mass of
the light quark ().Comment: Lattice2002(spectrum), 3 pages, 3 figure
Improved Measure of Local Chirality
It is popular to probe the structure of the QCD vacuum indirectly by studying
individual fermion eigenmodes, because this provides a natural way to filter
out UV fluctuations. The double-peaking in the distribution of the local chiral
orientation parameter (X) has been offered as evidence, by some, in support of
a particular model of the vacuum. Here we caution that the X-distribution
peaking varies significantly with various versions of the definition of X.
Furthermore, each distribution varies little from that resulting from a random
reshuffling of the left-handed (and independently the right-handed) fields,
which destroys any QCD-induced left-right correlation; that is, the
double-peaking is mostly a phase-space effect. We propose a new universal
definition of the X parameter whose distribution is uniform for randomly
reshuffled fields. Any deviations from uniformity for actual data can then be
directly attributable to QCD-induced dynamics. We find that the familiar double
peak disappears.Comment: Lattice 2004(topology), Fermilab, June 21-26, 2004; 3 pages, 4
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Outlook and appraisal [June 1988]
The growth of the Scottish economy is now moving into line with the rest of the UK. Industrial production is buoyant. The growth of demand is becoming more broadly based between domestic and external sectors. Yet, construction output still remains relatively depressed, and in a significant number of other industries the ratio of Scottish to UK output remains below that of 1980. As yet there is little indication of the favourable changes in unemployment and vacancies during 1987 being reflected in the most recent employment data. But short-term prospects are more favourable than for several years, while growth forecasts for the medium term compare favourably with those for the UK as a whole
The Scottish economy [June 1988]
With the delay in the publication of this quarter's Commentary it should be borne in mind that responses to both the Scottish Chamber's Business Survey (SCBS) and CBI surveys now refer to developments of two months ago. Accordingly, responses do not take account of, or could reasonably be assumed to have anticipated, the recent increases in nominal interest rates and the depreciation of sterling
The world economy [June 1988]
Growth in the world economy appears to be continuing at a brisk rate. Recent forecasts suggest that output should expand by about 3% this year compared with 3.IX in 1987. The outlook therefore appears to be more favourable than when we last reported; a reflection of the limited impact to date of the October stock market crash. Some progress has been made in adjusting the key trade imbalances but progress remains slow
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