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Tests of the lattice index theorem

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2008-11-26 v2

Abstract

We investigate the lattice index theorem and the localization of the zero-modes for thick classical center vortices. For non-orientable spherical vortices, the index of the overlap Dirac operator differs from the topological charge although the traces of the plaquettes deviate only by a maximum of 1.5% from trivial plaquettes. This may be related to the fact that even in Landau gauge some links of these configuration are close to the non-trivial center elements.

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@article{arxiv.0710.5445,
  title  = {Tests of the lattice index theorem},
  author = {Gerald Jordan and Roman Hoellwieser and Manfried Faber and Urs M. Heller},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0710.5445},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

9 pages, some corrections included

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