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Fermionic Monte Carlo algorithms for lattice QCD

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

The increase with time of computer resources devoted to simulations of full QCD is spectacular. Yet the reduction of systematic errors is comparatively slow. This is due to the algorithmic complexity of the problem. I review, in elementary terms, the origin of this complexity, and estimate it for 3 exact fermion algorithms.

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@article{arxiv.hep-lat/9702009,
  title  = {Fermionic Monte Carlo algorithms for lattice QCD},
  author = {Philippe de Forcrand},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-lat/9702009},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

10 pages, latex, uses sprocl.sty; contribution to the "Int. conf. on multi-scale phenomena and their simulation," 30/Sept-4/Oct/96, Bielefeld, Germany