Z2 Lattice Gauge Theory on Non-trivial Topology and Its Quantum SimulationWegner duality is essential for Z2 lattice gauge theory, yet the duality on non-trivial topologies has remained implicit. We extend Wegner duality to arbitrary topology and dimension, obtaining a new…Jiaqi Hu, Shu Tian, Xiaopeng Cui et al.·Jan 23, 2026SaveLearn
String Breaking and Glueball Dynamics in 2+1D Quantum Link ElectrodynamicsAt the heart of quark confinement and hadronization, the physics of flux strings has recently become a focal point in the field of quantum simulation of high-energy physics (HEP). Despite…Jiahao Cao, Rohan Joshi, Yizhuo Tian et al.·Jan 22, 2026SaveLearn
Critical scaling in the N=1 Thirring Model in (2+1)dThe Thirring model in 2+1d with N Dirac flavors can exhibit spontaneous U(2N)(N)(N) breaking through fermion - antifermion condensation in the limit m0. With no small…Simon Hands, Jude Worthy·Jan 22, 2026SaveLearn
Magic of discrete lattice gauge theoriesSimulation of quantum field theories and fundamental interactions are one of the most challenging tasks in modern particle physics. Classical computers generally fail to reproduce accurate results…Gianluca Esposito, Simone Cepollaro, Luigi Cappiello et al.·Jan 22, 2026SaveLearn
Phase structure of lattice QCD in the heavy quark high-density region and the three-state Potts modelWe discuss the nature of the QCD phase transition in the heavy quark high-density region by considering an effective theory in which Polyakov loops are dynamical variables. The Polyakov loop is an…Shinji Ejiri, Masanari Koiida, Toshiki Sato·Jan 22, 2026SaveLearn
Shear and bulk viscosities of the gluon plasma across the transition temperature from lattice QCDWe investigate the temperature dependence of the shear viscosity (η) and bulk viscosity (ζ) of the gluon plasma using lattice QCD over the range 0.76--2.25\,Tc, extending from below the…Heng-Tong Ding, Hai-Tao Shu, Cheng Zhang·Jan 21, 2026SaveLearn
Acoustic phonons in a magnetized vacuum? First-principle lattice results on the mass spectrum of the electroweak model in a strong magnetic fieldWe use numerical Monte Carlo simulations to determine the mass spectrum of the bosonic sector of the electroweak model in an external magnetic field of the electroweak-scale strength ($1020\,…M. N. Chernodub, V. A. Goy, A. V. Molochkov·Jan 21, 2026SaveLearn
Onset of thermalization of q-deformed SU(2) Yang-Mills theory on a trapped-ion quantum computerNonequilibrium dynamics of quantum many-body systems is one of the main targets of quantum simulations. This focus - together with rapid advances in quantum-computing hardware - has driven increasing…Tomoya Hayata, Yoshimasa Hidaka, Yuta Kikuchi·Jan 20, 2026SaveLearn
Lattice-QCD validation of hadron mass and trace-anomaly decomposition sum rulesWe present the first lattice-QCD validation of multiple sum rules associated with quark-gluon decomposition of hadron mass by computing all components from first principles. We achieve this through…Dennis Bollweg, Heng-Tong Ding, Xiang Gao et al.·Jan 19, 2026SaveLearn
One-loop cSW for Wilson and Brillouin fermions with stout smearing or Wilson flowWe present results for the one-loop value of the improvement coefficient cSW for Wilson and Brillouin fermions subject to stout smearing or Wilson flow, in combination with Wilson or…Maximilian Ammer, Stephan Durr·Jan 18, 2026SaveLearn
Asymptotic Long-Distance Expansion of Euclidean Correlators in Lattice Parton ApplicationsBilinear Euclidean quark and gluon correlators with Wilson links have been used widely for applications of large-momentum effective field theories to computing non-perturbative collinear and soft…Xiangdong Ji, Yizhuang Liu, Yushan Su·Jan 17, 2026SaveLearn
Fine-tunings and renormalization of gluino bilinear operators in lattice SYM with Stout-Smeared linksIn this paper, we compute the renormalization factors for the gluino and gluon fields, the gauge parameter, the coupling constant, as well as the scalar, pseudoscalar, and axial-vector gluino…Marios Costa, Panayiotis Kypros Chrysanthis, Constantinos Costa et al.·Jan 16, 2026SaveLearn
The Spectrum and Scale Setting on 2+1-flavor NME LatticesThis paper describes the thirteen ensembles, named NME, generated with 2+1-flavor Wilson-clover fermions by the JLab/W\&M/LANL/MIT/Marseille collaborations, and presents an analysis of the meson and…Jun-sik Yoo, June-Haak Ee, Sungwoo Park et al.·Jan 15, 2026SaveLearn
Diquark mass and quark-diquark potential by lattice QCD using an extended HAL QCD method with a static quarkWe will calculate the diquark mass together with the quark-diquark potential. We apply an extended HAL QCD potential method to a baryonic system made up from a static quark and a diquark. Numerical…Kai-Wen Kelvin-Lee, Noriyoshi Ishii·Jan 15, 2026SaveLearn
Minimally Truncated SU(3) Lattice Gauge Theory and String TensionWe study SU(3) gauge theory on small lattices in the minimal (qutrit) electric field truncation retaining only the 1, 3, 3 representations for the link variables.…Vincent Chen, Berndt Müller, Xiaojun Yao·Jan 15, 2026SaveLearn
Inclusive and exclusive semileptonic decays of heavy mesons on the latticeWe report the recent progress from our group in extracting observables of both inclusive and exclusive semileptonic heavy-meson decays directly from lattice QCD four-point correlators. On the…Zhi Hu, Alessandro Barone, Ahmed Elgaziari et al.·Jan 14, 2026SaveLearn
QCD phase-transition under the light of ThermofractalThe deconfining transition in SU(3) gauge theory, traditionally interpreted through the Gross-Witten-Wadia (GWW) model as a sharp third-order phase transition in the large-Nc limit, appears as a…Airton Deppman·Jan 13, 2026SaveLearn
Heavy hadron spectrum from 2+1+1 flavor MILC latticesWe study the mass spectra and various mass differences of heavy hadrons containing one or more bottom quarks using MILC's Nf = 2+1+1 HISQ gauge ensembles at three lattice spacings. For the valence…Sabiar Shaikh, Protick Mohanta, M. Padmanath et al.·Jan 12, 2026SaveLearn
Lattice QCD determination of the γ Z box contribution to the proton weak chargeWe present the first lattice QCD determination of the γ Z box contribution to parity-violating electron-proton scattering, γ Z , a key ingredient for the precise tests of the…Zhao-long Zhang, Xu Feng, Mikhail Gorchtein et al.·Jan 10, 2026SaveLearn
Phase structure of heavy dense lattice QCD and the three-state Potts modelThe nature of the finite temperature phase transition of QCD depends on the particle density and the mass of the dynamical quarks. We discuss the properties of the phase transition at high density,…Shinji Ejiri, Masanari Koiida·Jan 10, 2026SaveLearn
QCD Crossover at Low Temperatures from Lee-Yang Edge SingularityWe provide the first lattice-QCD estimate of the crossover line down to T108~MeV. We introduce a new method that combines the Lee-Yang edge in the complex plane of baryon chemical potential…D. A. Clarke, H. -T. Ding, J. -B. Gu et al.·Jan 8, 2026SaveLearn
Three-particle scattering amplitudes from lattice QCDI review recent progress in calculating scattering amplitudes and resonance properties involving three particles using results from lattice QCD. The necessary input is the finite-volume spectrum, and…Stephen R. Sharpe·Jan 7, 2026SaveLearn
Phases of the q-deformed SU(N) Yang-Mills theory at large NWe investigate the (2+1)-dimensional q-deformed SU(N)k Yang-Mills theory in the lattice Hamiltonian formalism, which is characterized by three parameters: the number of colors N,…Tomoya Hayata, Yoshimasa Hidaka, Hiromasa Watanabe·Jan 7, 2026SaveLearn
Tensor renormalization group approach to critical phenomena via symmetry-twisted partition functionsThe locality of field theories strongly constrains the possible behaviors of symmetry-twisted partition functions, and thus they serve as order parameters to detect low-energy realizations of global…Shinichiro Akiyama, Raghav G. Jha, Jun Maeda et al.·Jan 6, 2026SaveLearn
The Nucleon Axial Form Factor from Averaging Lattice QCD ResultsFlagship neutrino oscillation experiments depend on precise and accurate theoretical knowledge of neutrino-nucleon cross sections across a variety of energies and interaction mechanisms. Key…Aaron S. Meyer·Jan 6, 2026SaveLearn