Non-perturbative Renormalization of the EMT in Full QCD
Abstract
The energy-momentum tensor (EMT) is the conserved current corresponding to space-time translation symmetry. Its applications are remarkably diverse, ranging from the thermodynamics to the calculation of transport coefficients. While the EMT is well-defined in the continuum up to a total derivative, with its coefficients fixed by Ward identities, its extension to lattice QCD is not straightforward. The primary challenge arises from the breaking of continuous space-time symmetries by the discrete lattice regulator. Although the EMT can be constructed on the lattice in a way that yields the correct continuum limit, the operators are not uniquely defined. In this proceeding, we construct the EMT for both pure-gauge theory and full QCD, discussing its renormalization in the specific context of determining the coefficients required for shear viscosity. In this context, we present a comparative analysis of the trace anomaly, number density, pressure, energy density and enthalpy density with imaginary chemical potential for multiple values at approximately the same temperature, aimed for the continuum limit.
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@article{arxiv.2604.02122,
title = {Non-perturbative Renormalization of the EMT in Full QCD},
author = {Pavan and Olaf Kaczmarek and Guy D. Moore and Christian Schmidt},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.02122},
year = {2026}
}
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9 pages, 6 figures, Contribution to the 42nd International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory (LATTICE2025), 2-8 November 2025, Mumbai, India