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Continuum and lattice meson spectral functions at nonzero momentum and high temperature

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2009-11-11 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Nuclear Theory

Abstract

We analyse discretization effects in the calculation of high-temperature meson spectral functions at nonzero momentum and fermion mass on the lattice. We do so by comparing continuum and lattice spectral functions in the infinite temperature limit. Complete analytical results for the spectral densities in the continuum are presented, along with simple expressions for spectral functions obtained with Wilson and staggered fermions on anisotropic lattices. We comment on the use of local and point split currents.

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@article{arxiv.hep-lat/0507004,
  title  = {Continuum and lattice meson spectral functions at nonzero momentum and high temperature},
  author = {Gert Aarts and Jose M. Martinez Resco},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-lat/0507004},
  year   = {2009}
}

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20 pages, 7 eps figures