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Minimal Doubling Fermion and Hermiticity

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2013-11-20 v4

Abstract

We analyze the lattice fermion kinetic term using PT symmetry, R-hermiticity, and γ5\gamma_{5}-hermiticity. R-hermiticity is a condition for Hermite action and it is related to γ5\gamma_{5}-hermiticity and PT symmetry. Assuming that a translation-invariant kinetic term with continuum and periodic function does not have PT symmetry, it can have R-hermiticity or γ5\gamma_{5}-hermiticity. We prove that a kinetic term with continuum and periodic function that is PT symmetric does not reduce doublers. As a simple example, we analyze the two-dimensional two-flavor Gross-Neveu model with minimal doubling fermions. The minimal doubling fermions break PT symmetry and R-hermiticity, hence complex or non-Hermite coupling constants are caused by quantum correction.

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@article{arxiv.1111.4536,
  title  = {Minimal Doubling Fermion and Hermiticity},
  author = {Syo Kamata and Hidekazu Tanaka},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1111.4536},
  year   = {2013}
}

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12 pages, 7 figures

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