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Excited states in nucleon structure calculations

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2021-03-31 v2

Abstract

Excited state contributions represent a formidable challenge for hadron structure calculations in lattice QCD. For physical systems that exhibit an exponential signal-to-noise problem they often hinder the extraction of ground state matrix elements, introducing a major source of systematic error in lattice calculations of such quantities. The development of methods to treat the contribution of excited states and the current status of related lattice studies are reviewed with focus on nucleon structure calculations that are notoriously affected by excited state contamination.

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@article{arxiv.2011.12471,
  title  = {Excited states in nucleon structure calculations},
  author = {Konstantin Ottnad},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2011.12471},
  year   = {2021}
}

Comments

Invited review article for the EPJA special issue "Lattice Field Theory during the COVID-19 pandemic" in replacement of a plenary talk at the 38th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory (Lattice 2020). Matching version accepted for publication in EPJA. (27 pages, 26 figures)

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