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Finite volume effects in $B_K$ with improved staggered fermions

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2011-06-13 v3 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We extend our recent unquenched (Nf=2+1N_f=2+1 flavor) calculation of BKB_K using improved staggered fermions by including in the fits the finite volume shift predicted by one-loop staggered chiral perturbation theory. The net result is to lower the result in the continuum limit by 0.6%. This shift is slightly smaller than our previous estimate of finite volume effects based on a direct comparison between different volumes. To include the finite volume effects in a reasonable time, we found it necessary to calculate them using Graphics Processing Units.

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@article{arxiv.1101.2685,
  title  = {Finite volume effects in $B_K$ with improved staggered fermions},
  author = {Jangho Kim and Chulwoo Jung and Hyung-Jin Kim and Weonjong Lee and Stephen R. Sharpe},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1101.2685},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

4 pages, 6 figures, references updated

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