Related papers: Mixed Action Effective Field Theory: an Addendum
Mixed action lattice calculations allow for an additive lattice spacing dependent mass renormalization of mesons composed of one sea and one valence quark, regardless of the type of fermion discretization methods used in the valence and sea…
Mixed action theories with chirally symmetric valence fermions exhibit very desirable features both at the level of the lattice calculations as well as in the construction and implementation of the low energy mixed action effective field…
We discuss a Lattice QCD mixed action investigation employing Wilson maximally twisted mass sea and overlap valence fermions. Using four values of the lattice spacing, we demonstrate that the overlap Dirac operator assumes a point-like…
The chiral extrapolation of the vector meson mass calculated in partially-quenched lattice simulations is investigated. The leading one-loop corrections to the vector meson mass are derived for partially-quenched QCD. A large sample of…
Unphysical effects associated with finite lattice spacing and partial quenching generally lead to to the presence of unphysical terms in chiral extrapolation formulae, which must be removed to make physical predictions. We use mixed action…
Lattice calculations using the framework of effective field theory have been applied to a wide range few-body and many-body systems. One of the challenges of these calculations is to remove systematic errors arising from the nonzero lattice…
We study $\eta$ and $\eta'$ mesons and their mixing angle in a mixed action approach with so-called Osterwalder-Seiler valence quarks on a Wilson twisted mass sea. The gauge configurations have been generated by ETMC for $N_f=2+1+1$…
We explore and compare three mixed action setups with Wilson twisted mass sea quarks and different valence quark actions: (1) Wilson twisted mass, (2) Wilson twisted mass + clover and (3) Wilson + clover. Our main goal is to reduce lattice…
We use chiral perturbation theory to study the extrapolations necessary to make physical predictions from lattice QCD data for the electromagnetic form factors of pseudoscalar mesons. We focus on the quark mass, momentum, lattice spacing,…
The linear delta expansion is applied to a calculation of the SU(2) mass gap on the lattice. Our results compare favourably with the strong-coupling expansion and are in good agreement with recent Monte Carlo estimates.
We discuss some of the implications of simulating QCD when the action used for the sea quarks is different from that used for the valence quarks. We present exploratory results for the hadron mass spectrum and pseudoscalar meson decay…
Recent experiments with ultracold lanthanide atoms which are characterized by a large magnetic moment have revealed the crucial importance of beyond-mean-field corrections in understanding the dynamics of the gas. We study how the presence…
The calculation of the finite lattice spacing corrections for I=2 pi-pi scattering is carried out for isotropic and anisotropic Wilson lattice actions. Pion masses and decay constants are also determined in this context. These results…
We present results for a test of a mixed action approach with Osterwalder-Seiler valence quarks on a Wilson twisted mass sea for the example {\eta}, {\eta}' mesons. Flavour singlet pseudoscalar mesons obtain significant contributions from…
Unphysical effects associated with finite lattice spacing and partial quenching may lead to the presence of unphysical terms in chiral extrapolation formulae. These unphysical terms must then be removed during data analysis before physical…
With recent advances in the precision of inclusive lepton--nuclear scattering experiments, it has become apparent that comparable improvements are needed in the accuracy of the theoretical analysis tools. In particular, when extracting…
In the present research, a variational technique to modifying the Poisson equation is presented, expanding its modelling capabilities to include a wider range of physical processes and resonant structures. The study examines the…
A definition of an effective meson-meson interaction adapted to the framework of a lattice simulation is presented. Results, based on a truncated momentum-space 4-point time correlation matrix, and preliminary data from a complementary…
We analyze different prescriptions for the inclusion of target mass effects in the extraction of parton distributions from the measured structure functions. As a main result, the problem of defining parton distributions in the presence of…
The method of the Peierls substitution in studying the magnetic subband structure of a hexagonal lattice is re-examined. Several errors in the formalism of a couple of recent papers are pointed out and rectified so as to describe the effect…