Investigating the Sharpe-Singleton scenario on the lattice by direct eigenvalue computation

Abstract

We investigate the phase structure of lattice QCD with dynamical Wilson fermions. Wilson chiral perturbation theory predicts that the Aoki phase and the Sharpe-Singleton scenario manifest themselves in very distinct behavior of the Wilson Dirac eigenvalue spectrum. To test this prediction we perform a direct calculation of the eigenvalues of the non-Hermitian Wilson Dirac operator in dynamical lattice simulations. Moreover, we demonstrate an unexpected quark mass dependence on the shape of the eigenvalue distribution in the positive quark mass side.