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Power-counting theorem for staggered fermions

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2008-11-26 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

Lattice power-counting is extended to QCD with staggered fermions. As preparation, the difficulties encountered by Reisz's original formulation of the lattice power-counting theorem are illustrated. One of the assumptions that is used in his proof does not hold for staggered fermions, as was pointed out long ago by Luscher. Finally, I generalize the power-counting theorem, and the methods of Reisz's proof, such that the difficulties posed by staggered fermions are overcome.

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@article{arxiv.hep-lat/0606003,
  title  = {Power-counting theorem for staggered fermions},
  author = {Joel Giedt},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-lat/0606003},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

29 pages, added 2 figures, one more example, clarifying remarks and one reference; misstatement regarding irrelevant vertices corrected

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