Reconstruction of the vector meson propagator using a generalized eigenvalue problem

Abstract

For long distances in the euclidean time the vector-vector correlator ($\rho$) has an exponentially decreasing signal-to-noise ratio. However, the vector correlator not only consists of the vector meson but also receives contributions from a two-pion system with the same quantum numbers. We measure all two-pion propagators with an energy lower than the mass of the resting vector meson and employ a generalized eigenvalue problem (GEVP) to resolve the different contributing energy states. Using those we can reconstruct the propagator with a much smaller noise at large euclidean time distances. In this work we present an efficient way to measure two-pion propagators and our results on reconstruction of the vector meson propagator with staggered fermions in a $(6^3\times 8.5)\,\textrm{fm}^4$ box.