Transfer matrices and lattice fermions at finite density
High Energy Physics - Lattice
2022-10-12 v1
Abstract
I discuss the connection between the Hamiltonian and path integral approaches for fermionic fields. I show how the temporal Wilson projection operators appear naturally in a lattice action. I also carefully treat the insertion of a chemical potential term.
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@article{arxiv.hep-lat/9905024,
title = {Transfer matrices and lattice fermions at finite density},
author = {Michael Creutz},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-lat/9905024},
year = {2022}
}
Comments
5 pages, revtex. Contribution to special issue of Foundations of Physics celebrating the 70th birthday of Professor Kurt Haller