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Lattice Quantization of Free Fermions without Doublers

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2026-05-12 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory Quantum Physics

Abstract

We present a method to quantize free fermions which eliminates the doublers when implemented on the lattice in any number of dimensions and in the m=0m=0 limit. The elimination of doublers is achieved by combining a second-order description of fermions, with the tools associated with non-Hermitian Hamiltonians. We identify a new Pseudo-Hermitian symmetry of the second-order fermion equation, and we identify the associated U(1)U(1) symmetry which will become charge when shifted to a local gauge theory. We validated the methods numerically.

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@article{arxiv.2605.09199,
  title  = {Lattice Quantization of Free Fermions without Doublers},
  author = {Mario A. Serna and Paul M. Alsing},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.09199},
  year   = {2026}
}

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16 pages, 4 figures

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