B → π ν with Möbius Domain Wall FermionsWe report on the status of our calculation of the exclusive semileptonic decay, B→ π ν; a key process in the determination of the CKM matrix element |Vub|. The Möbius domain wall…Brian Colquhoun, Shoji Hashimoto, Takashi Kaneko·Oct 19, 2017SaveLearn
An estimate for the thermal photon rate from lattice QCDWe estimate the production rate of photons by the quark-gluon plasma in lattice QCD. We propose a new correlation function which provides better control over the systematic uncertainty in estimating…Bastian B. Brandt, Anthony Francis, Tim Harris et al.·Oct 19, 2017SaveLearn
Higgs compositeness in Sp(2N) gauge theories --- The pure gauge modelAs a first step in the study of Sp(2N) composite Higgs models, we obtained a set of novel numerical results for the pure gauge Sp(4) lattice theory in 3+1 space-time dimensions.…Ed Bennett, Deog Ki Hong, Jong-Wan Lee et al.·Oct 19, 2017SaveLearn
DD-αAMG on QPACE 3We describe our experience porting the Regensburg implementation of the DD-αAMG solver from QPACE 2 to QPACE 3. We first review how the code was ported from the first generation Intel Xeon Phi…Peter Georg, Daniel Richtmann, Tilo Wettig·Oct 19, 2017SaveLearn
Testing algorithms for critical slowing downWe present the preliminary tests on two modifications of the Hybrid Monte Carlo (HMC) algorithm. Both algorithms are designed to travel much farther in the Hamiltonian phase space for each trajectory…Guido Cossu, Peter Boyle, Norman Christ et al.·Oct 19, 2017SaveLearn
Unification of the complex Langevin method and the Lefschetz-thimble methodRecently there has been remarkable progress in solving the sign problem, which occurs in investigating statistical systems with a complex weight. The two promising methods, the complex Langevin…Jun Nishimura, Shinji Shimasaki·Oct 19, 2017SaveLearn
Non-perturbative determination of improvement b-coefficients in Nf=3We present our preliminary results of the non-perturbative determination of the valence mass dependent coefficients bA-bP and bm as well as the ratio $ZP…Giulia Maria de Divitiis, Maurizio Firrotta, Jochen Heitger et al.·Oct 19, 2017SaveLearn
4D N=1 SYM supercurrent on the lattice in terms of the gradient flowThe gradient flow[1-5] gives rise to a versatile method to construct renormalized composite operators in a regularization-independent manner. By adopting this method, the authors of~Refs.[6-9]…Kenji Hieda, Aya Kasai, Hiroki Makino et al.·Oct 19, 2017SaveLearn
η and η masses and decay constantsWe present preliminary results for the masses and decay constants of the η and η mesons using CLS Nf = 2+1 ensembles. One of the major challenges in these calculations are the large…Gunnar Bali, Sara Collins, Jakob Simeth·Oct 18, 2017SaveLearn
Update on K with lattice QCD inputsWe report updated results for K, the indirect CP violation parameter in neutral kaons, which is evaluated directly from the standard model with lattice QCD inputs. We use lattice QCD…Yong-Chull Jang, Weonjong Lee, Sunkyu Lee et al.·Oct 18, 2017SaveLearn
Flavor-singlet spectrum in multi-flavor QCDStudying SU(3) gauge theories with increasing number of light fermions is relevant both for understanding the strong dynamics of QCD and for constructing strongly interacting extensions of the…Yasumichi Aoki, Tatsumi Aoyama, Ed Bennett et al.·Oct 18, 2017SaveLearn
Wilson and Domainwall Kernels on Oakforest-PACSWe report the performance of Wilson and Domainwall Kernels on a new Intel Xeon Phi Knights Landing based machine named Oakforest-PACS, which is co-hosted by University of Tokyo and Tsukuba University…Issaku Kanamori, Hideo Matsufuru·Oct 18, 2017SaveLearn
Simulating lattice field theories on multiple thimblesSimulating thimble regularization of lattice field theory can be tricky when more than one thimble is to be taken into account. A couple of years ago we proposed a solution for this problem. More…Francesco Di Renzo·Oct 18, 2017SaveLearn
Chiral condensate and Dirac spectrum of one- and two-flavor QCD at nonzero θ-angleIn the ε-domain of QCD we have obtained exact analytical expressions for the eigenvalue density of the Dirac operator at fixed θ 0 for both one and two flavors. These results made it possible…Mario Kieburg, Jacobus Verbaarschot, Tilo Wettig·Oct 18, 2017SaveLearn
Higgs compositeness in Sp(2N) gauge theories - Determining the low-energy constants with lattice calculationsAs a first step towards a quantitative understanding of the SU(4)/Sp(4) composite Higgs model through lattice calculations, we discuss the low energy effective field theory resulting from the SU(4)…Ed Bennett, Deog Ki Hong, Jong-Wan Lee et al.·Oct 18, 2017SaveLearn
Multi-Grid LanczosWe present a Lanczos algorithm utilizing multiple grids that reduces the memory requirements both on disk and in working memory by one order of magnitude for RBC/UKQCD's 48I and 64I ensembles at…M. A. Clark, Chulwoo Jung, Christoph Lehner·Oct 18, 2017SaveLearn
A precise determination of the HVP contribution to the muon anomalous magnetic moment from lattice QCDIn this talk I present the current status of a precise first-principles calculation of the quark connected, quark disconnected, and leading QED and strong isospin-breaking contributions to the…Christoph Lehner·Oct 18, 2017SaveLearn
Conformal window in SU(2) with fundamental fermionsWe present the updated results of the infrared behavior of the SU(2) 6 and 8 fundamental representation fermions. We use the gradient flow method with the Schrödinger functional boundary conditions…Viljami Leino, Jarno Rantaharju, Teemu Rantalaiho et al.·Oct 18, 2017SaveLearn
Towards leading isospin breaking effects in mesonic masses with O(a) improved Wilson fermionsWe present an exploratory study of leading isospin breaking effects in mesonic masses using O(a) improved Wilson fermions. Isospin symmetry is explicitly broken by distinct masses and electric…Andreas Risch, Hartmut Wittig·Oct 18, 2017SaveLearn
Higgs compositeness in Sp(2N) gauge theories --- Resymplecticisation, scale setting and topologyAs part of an ongoing programme to study Sp(2N) gauge theories as potential realisations of composite Higgs models, we consider the case of Sp(4) on the lattice, both as a pure…Ed Bennett, Deog Ki Hong, Jong-Wan Lee et al.·Oct 18, 2017SaveLearn
Direct detection of metal-insulator phase transitions using the modified Backus-Gilbert methodThe detection of the (semi)metal-insulator phase transition can be extremely difficult if the local order parameter which characterizes the ordered phase is unknown.In some cases, it is even…M. V. Ulybyshev, C. Winterowd, S. Zafeiropoulos·Oct 18, 2017SaveLearn
Nucleon structure from 2+1-flavor domain-wall QCDNucleon-structure calculations of isovector vector- and axialvector-current form factors, transversity and scalar charge, and quark momentum and helicity fractions are reported from two recent…Shigemi Ohta·Oct 18, 2017SaveLearn
Topological susceptibility with a single light quark flavourOne of the historical suggestions to tackle the strong CP problem is to take the up quark mass to zero while keeping md finite. The θ angle is then supposed to become irrelevant, i.e. the…Julien Frison, Ryuichiro Kitano, Norikazu Yamada·Oct 18, 2017SaveLearn
Leading isospin-breaking corrections to meson masses on the latticeWe present a study of the isospin-breaking (IB) corrections to pseudoscalar (PS) meson masses using the gauge configurations produced by the ETM Collaboration with Nf=2+1+1 dynamical quarks at…D. Giusti, V. Lubicz, G. Martinelli et al.·Oct 18, 2017SaveLearn
Dirac-mode analysis for quark number density and its application for deconfinement transitionThe quark number density at finite imaginary chemical potential is investigated in the lattice QCD using the Dirac-mode expansion. We find the analytical formula of the quark number density in terms…Takahiro M. Doi, Kouji Kashiwa·Oct 18, 2017SaveLearn