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We demonstrate the lattice QCD calculation of the long distance contribution to $\epsilon_K$. Due to the singular, short-distance structure of $\epsilon_K$, we must perform a short-distance subtraction and introduce a corresponding…
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I review recent progress in finite temperature lattice calculations, including calculations of Equation of State, fluctuations of conserved charges and spatial correlation functions. I compare lattice results with the predictions of hadron…
In addition to its connection with a standard confinement criterion, the Kugo-Ojima function constitutes an indispensable component in a multitude of applications in the gauge sector of QCD. In the present work we report on preliminary…