The $\Lambda(1405)$ from Lattice QCD: Determining the Finite-volume Spectra

Abstract

This work presents technical details of determining the finite-volume energy spectra for the scattering amplitude of the coupled-channel $\pi\Sigma - \bar{K}N$ from lattice QCD data. The importance of reliably extracting such spectra lies in the crucial dependence of the hadronic scattering amplitudes analysis on the energy spectrum when using L\"{u}scher's formalism. Results of the methods used are presented and the final finite-volume spectra are shown. The analysis of the scattering amplitude based on these results, exhibits a two-pole structure for the $\Lambda(1405)$, a virtual bound state below the $\pi\Sigma$ threshold and a resonance pole right below the $\bar{K}N$ threshold.