384 research outputs found
Local gauge symmetry on optical lattices?
The versatile technology of cold atoms confined in optical lattices allows
the creation of a vast number of lattice geometries and interactions, providing
a promising platform for emulating various lattice models. This opens the
possibility of letting nature take care of sign problems and real time
evolution in carefully prepared situations. Up to now, experimentalists have
succeeded to implement several types of Hubbard models considered by condensed
matter theorists. In this proceeding, we discuss the possibility of extending
this effort to lattice gauge theory. We report recent efforts to establish the
strong coupling equivalence between the Fermi Hubbard model and SU(2) pure
gauge theory in 2+1 dimensions by standard determinantal methods developed by
Robert Sugar and collaborators. We discuss the possibility of using dipolar
molecules and external fields to build models where the equivalence holds
beyond the leading order in the strong coupling expansion.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures,poster presented at the 30th International
Symposium on Lattice Field Theory, June 24 - 29, 2012, Cairns, Australi
Finite size scaling of conformal theories in the presence of a near-marginal operator
The slowly evolving gauge coupling of gauge-fermion systems near the
conformal window makes numerical investigations of these models challenging. We
consider finite size scaling and show that this often used technique leads to
inconsistent results if the leading order scaling corrections are neglected.
When the corrections are included the results become consistent not only
between different operators but even when data obtained at different gauge
couplings or with different lattice actions are combined. Our results indicate
that the SU(3) 12-fermion system is conformal with mass anomalous dimension
Mortality of the Oldest Old in China
Objective: This study investigates the role of customary activities, both social and solitary, in mortality among the oldest old in China.
Methods: The data come from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey.Weibull hazard models analyze the mortality risk of those 80 years of age and older within a 2-year period between 1998 and 2000.
Results: Results show that solitary activities, either active or sedentary, are significantly associated with lower mortality risk. The effect of social activities on mortality gradually diminishes with age and is reversed at very old ages when physical exercise, health status, and sociodemographic characteristics are controlled.
Discussion: Customary activities, which are less physically demanding, show independent effects on the elderly’s survival.Withdrawal from social contacts may be an adaptive response to challenges faced at very advanced ages. It is important to recognize the unique characteristics of this rapidly growing population
Improving the continuum limit of gradient flow step scaling
We introduce a non-perturbative improvement for the renormalization group
step scaling function based on the gradient flow running coupling, which may be
applied to any lattice gauge theory of interest. Considering first SU(3) gauge
theory with massless staggered fermions, we demonstrate that this
improvement can remove lattice artifacts, and thereby increases our
control over the continuum extrapolation. Turning to the 12-flavor system, we
observe an infrared fixed point in the infinite-volume continuum limit.
Applying our proposed improvement reinforces this conclusion by removing all
observable effects. For the finite-volume gradient flow
renormalization scheme defined by , we find the
continuum conformal fixed point to be located at Comment: 12 pages, 4 figures; Minor changes, published versio
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