Efficient Simulation of Heavy Quark Vacuum Polarization

We outline a simple way to include heavy quark vacuum polarization in lattice QCD simulations. The method, based on effective field theory, requires only a trivial modification of the gluon action and has no impact on simulation times. We assess the range of validity for this procedure, and the impa...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2005-01
Main Author: Nobes, Matthew
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Field theory
Polarization
Quantum chromodynamics
Quarks
Simulation
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Summary:We outline a simple way to include heavy quark vacuum polarization in lattice QCD simulations. The method, based on effective field theory, requires only a trivial modification of the gluon action and has no impact on simulation times. We assess the range of validity for this procedure, and the impact that it may have.
ISSN:2331-8422