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Theoretical issues with staggered fermion simulations

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

The legality of the "rooting trick" in dynamical staggered fermion simulations is discussed, i.e. whether the theory with the Boltzmann weight det1/4(Dst)\det^{1/4}(D_\mathrm{st}) yields the right continuum limit. Since the problem is unsolved, pieces of evidence in favor and against are collected and examined.

Cite

@article{arxiv.hep-lat/0509026,
  title  = {Theoretical issues with staggered fermion simulations},
  author = {Stephan Durr},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-lat/0509026},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

22 pages, 15 figures, Lattice 2005

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