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Complex Langevin (CL) is a computational method to circumvent the numerical sign problem with applications in finite-density quantum chromodynamics and the real-time dynamics of quantum field theories. It has long been known that, depending…

High Energy Physics - Lattice · Physics 2025-03-24 Kirill Boguslavski , Paul Hotzy , David I. Müller

Self-interacting scalar quantum field theories possessing $PT$-symmetry are physically admissible since their energy spectrum is real and bounded below. However, models with $PT$-invariant potentials can have complex actions in general and…

High Energy Physics - Lattice · Physics 2022-01-31 Arpith Kumar , Anosh Joseph

In considering the reliability of numerical programs, it is normal to "limit our study to the semantics dealing with numerical precision" (Martel, 2005). On the other hand, there is a great deal of work on the reliability of programs that…

Symbolic Computation · Computer Science 2014-04-25 James H. Davenport , Russell Bradford , Matthew England , David Wilson

The validity of the Langevin equation (both classical and quantum) is studied in cases when not all the equations of motion are linear. In particular, a model is studied in which the interaction is bilinear in the environment variables. We…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2012-01-24 J Frenkel , J C Taylor

Simulations of QCD with a finite chemical potential typically lead to a severe sign problem, prohibiting any standard Monte Carlo approach. Complex Langevin simulations provide an alternative to sample path integrals with oscillating weight…

High Energy Physics - Lattice · Physics 2014-11-12 Gert Aarts , Felipe Attanasio , Benjamin Jäger , Erhard Seiler , Denes Sexty , Ion-Olimpiu Stamatescu

We suggest a purely combinatorial approach to a general problem in system reliability. We show how to determine if a given vector can be the signature of a system, and in the affirmative case exhibit such a system in terms on its structure…

Probability · Mathematics 2012-08-24 Alessandro D'Andrea , Luca De Sanctis

The complex Langevin (CL) method shows significant potential in addressing the numerical sign problem. Nonetheless, it often produces incorrect results when used without any stabilization techniques. Leveraging insights from previous…

High Energy Physics - Lattice · Physics 2024-12-17 Kirill Boguslavski , Paul Hotzy , David I. Müller

The use of formal methods provides confidence in the correctness of developments. Yet one may argue about the actual level of confidence obtained when the method itself -- or its implementation -- is not formally checked. We address this…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2009-02-24 Eric Jaeger , Catherine Dubois

Machine learning has made remarkable advancements, but confidently utilising learning-enabled components in safety-critical domains still poses challenges. Among the challenges, it is known that a rigorous, yet practical, way of achieving…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-09-21 Saddek Bensalem , Chih-Hong Cheng , Wei Huang , Xiaowei Huang , Changshun Wu , Xingyu Zhao

Monte Carlo methods cannot probe far into the QCD phase diagram with a real chemical potential, due to the famous sign problem. Complex Langevin simulations, using adaptive step-size scaling and gauge cooling, are suited for sampling path…

High Energy Physics - Lattice · Physics 2015-11-02 Gert Aarts , Felipe Attanasio , Benjamin Jäger , Erhard Seiler , Dénes Sexty , Ion-Olimpiu Stamatescu

As is well known the Complex Langevin (CL) method sometimes fails to converge or converges to the wrong limit. We identified one reason for this long ago: insufficient decay of the probability density either near infinity or near poles of…

High Energy Physics - Lattice · Physics 2019-01-30 Manuel Scherzer , Erhard Seiler , Dénes Sexty , Ion-Olimpiu Stamatescu

Effective Polyakov line models, derived from SU(3) gauge-matter systems at finite chemical potential, have a sign problem. In this article I solve two such models, derived from SU(3) gauge-Higgs and heavy quark theories by the relative…

High Energy Physics - Lattice · Physics 2014-12-31 Jeff Greensite

We propose a new approach to circumvent the sign problem in which the integration path is optimized to control the sign problem. We give a trial function specifying the integration path in the complex plane and tune it to optimize the cost…

High Energy Physics - Lattice · Physics 2017-12-13 Yuto Mori , Kouji Kashiwa , Akira Ohnishi

We derive a family of correctness conditions for complex Langevin simulations. In particular, we show that if in a given theory the expectation values of all observables within a particular space satisfy the theory's Schwinger-Dyson…

High Energy Physics - Lattice · Physics 2025-12-11 Michael Mandl , Erhard Seiler , Dénes Sexty

Complex Langevin dynamics can be used to perform numerical simulations of theories with a complex action. In order to justify the procedure, it is important to understand the properties of the real and positive distribution, which is…

High Energy Physics - Lattice · Physics 2013-09-13 Pietro Giudice , Gert Aarts , Erhard Seiler

Thimble regularisation of lattice field theories has been proposed as a solution to the infamous sign problem. It is conceptually very clean and powerful, but it is in practice limited by a potentially very serious issue: in general many…

High Energy Physics - Lattice · Physics 2022-06-22 Francesco Di Renzo , Kevin Zambello

At nonzero chemical potential the numerical sign problem in lattice field theory limits the use of standard algorithms based on importance sampling. Complex Langevin dynamics provides a possible solution, but it has to be applied with care.…

High Energy Physics - Lattice · Physics 2015-06-15 Gert Aarts , Lorenzo Bongiovanni , Erhard Seiler , Denes Sexty , Ion-Olimpiu Stamatescu

Determining whether a dynamical system is integrable is generally a difficult task which is currently done on a case by case basis requiring large human input. Here we propose and test an automated method to search for the existence of…

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems · Physics 2021-07-28 Sven Krippendorf , Dieter Lust , Marc Syvaeri

The sign problem at nonzero chemical potential prohibits the use of importance sampling in lattice simulations. Since complex Langevin dynamics does not rely on importance sampling, it provides a potential solution. Recently it was shown…

High Energy Physics - Lattice · Physics 2015-06-12 Gert Aarts , Frank A. James , Jan M. Pawlowski , Erhard Seiler , Denes Sexty , Ion-Olimpiu Stamatescu

Extencion of Krein's special method for solving of integral equation to that method for solving of systems of integral equations is established. Generalizations of formulae for solution of integral equations are obtained. The result…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2025-10-07 G. A. Grigorian