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Precise Determination of the Charm Quark Mass

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2013-12-06 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

The determination of the charm quark mass is now possible to 1% from QCD, with lattice QCD pushing the error down below 1%. I will describe the ingredients of this approach and how it can achieve this accuracy. Results for quark mass ratios, m_c/m_s and m_b/m_c, can also be determined to 1% from lattice QCD, allowing accuracy for the heavy quark masses to be leveraged into the light quark sector. I will discuss the prospects for, and importance of, improving results in future calculations.

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@article{arxiv.1312.1556,
  title  = {Precise Determination of the Charm Quark Mass},
  author = {Christine Davies},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1312.1556},
  year   = {2013}
}

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13 pages, 5 figures, Proceedings of CHARM2013