Efficient Simulation of Heavy Quark Vacuum Polarization

Matthew Nobes

Efficient Simulation of Heavy Quark Vacuum Polarization

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2007-05-23 v2

Authors: Matthew Nobes

Abstract

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.

Keywords

lattice qcd quantum chromodynamics perturbative qcd

Cite

@article{arxiv.hep-lat/0501009,
  title  = {Efficient Simulation of Heavy Quark Vacuum Polarization},
  author = {Matthew Nobes},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-lat/0501009},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

8 pages; added references

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