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Evaluating matrix power series with the Cayley-Hamilton theorem

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2025-05-14 v4

Abstract

The Cayley-Hamilton theorem is used to implement an iterative process for the efficient numerical computation of matrix power series and their differentials. In addition to straight-forward applications in lattice gauge theory simulations e.g. to reduce the computational cost of smearing, the method can also be used to simplify the evaluation of SU(N) one-link integrals or the computation of SU(N) matrix logarithms.

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@article{arxiv.2404.07704,
  title  = {Evaluating matrix power series with the Cayley-Hamilton theorem},
  author = {Tobias Rindlisbacher},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.07704},
  year   = {2025}
}

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18 pages, 3 algorithms, 3 figures, performance and accuracy discussion added

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