Monte Carlo studies of dynamical compactification of extra dimensions in a model of nonperturbative string theoryThe IIB matrix model has been proposed as a non-perturbative definition of superstring theory. In this work, we study the Euclidean version of this model in which extra dimensions can be dynamically…Konstantinos N. Anagnostopoulos, Takehiro Azuma, Jun Nishimura·Sep 16, 2015SaveLearn
Stochastic method with low mode substitution for nucleon isovector matrix elementsWe introduce a stochastic sandwich method with low-mode substitution to evaluate the connected three-point functions. The isovector matrix elements of the nucleon for the axial-vector coupling…Yi-Bo Yang, Andrei Alexandru, Terrence Draper et al.·Sep 15, 2015SaveLearn
Reweighting twisted boundary conditionsImposing twisted boundary conditions on the fermionic fields is a procedure extensively used when evaluating, for example, form factors on the lattice. Twisting is usually performed for one flavour…Andrea Bussone, Michele Della Morte, Martin Hansen et al.·Sep 15, 2015SaveLearn
Canonical Transformations and Loop Formulation of SU(N) Lattice Gauge TheoriesWe construct canonical transformations to reformulate SU(N) Kogut-Susskind lattice gauge theory in terms of a set of fundamental loop & string flux operators along with their canonically conjugate…Manu Mathur, T. P. Sreeraj·Sep 14, 2015SaveLearn
Topological charge using cooling and the gradient flowThe equivalence of cooling to the gradient flow when the cooling step nc and the continuous flow step of gradient flow τ are matched is generalized to gauge actions that include rectangular…Constantia Alexandrou, Andreas Athenodorou, Karl Jansen·Sep 14, 2015SaveLearn
Finite Volume and Partially Quenched QCD-like Effective Field TheoriesWe present a calculation of the meson masses, decay constants and quark-antiquark vacuum expectation value for the three generic QCD-like chiral symmetry breaking patterns $SU(NF)× SU(NF)…Johan Bijnens, Thomas Rössler·Sep 14, 2015SaveLearn
In-medium heavy-quarkonium from lattice QCD spectral functionsWe discuss recent progress in the study of in-medium heavy quarkonium using first-principles lattice QCD calculations and effective field theory. In particular our focus lies on real-time information…Alexander Rothkopf·Sep 12, 2015SaveLearn
Non-Perturbative Gauge-Higgs Unification in Five DimensionsWe study the phase diagram and mass spectrum of an SU(2) Gauge-Higgs Unification scenario on a five-dimensional orbifold.We observe spontaneous symmetry breaking within the Higgs phase of the…Graham Moir, Maurizio Alberti, Francesco Knechtli et al.·Sep 11, 2015SaveLearn
Charm and bottom quark masses on the latticeLattice determinations of quark mass have made significant progress in the last few years. I will review recent advances in calculations of charm and bottom mass, which are near to achieving…Andrew T. Lytle·Sep 10, 2015SaveLearn
Phase Diagram of Dynamical Twisted Mass Wilson Fermions at Finite Isospin Chemical PotentialWe consider the phase diagram of twisted mass Wilson fermions of two-flavor QCD in the parameter space of the quark mass, the isospin chemical potential, the twist angle and the lattice spacing. This…Oliver Janssen, Mario Kieburg, K. Splittorff et al.·Sep 9, 2015SaveLearn
Lattice QCD and Axion CosmologyThe Strong CP Problem can be resolved by introducing an additional global symmetry known as Peccei-Quinn symmetry. Once PQ symmetry is broken the associated particle, the QCD axion, is a plausible…Evan Berkowitz·Sep 9, 2015SaveLearn
Masses of D mesons, Ds mesons and charmonium states from twisted mass lattice QCDWe compute masses of D mesons, Ds mesons and charmonium states using Wilson twisted mass lattice QCD. We present results for spin J = 0,1,2,3, parity P = -,+ and in case of…Martin Kalinowski, Marc Wagner·Sep 8, 2015SaveLearn
Ground state charmed meson spectra for Nf=2+1+1We present a preliminary study of the charmed meson spectra using the electrically neutral subset of the new Budapest-Marseille-Wuppertal Nf=2+1+1 gauge configurations that utilise the 3-HEX smeared…T. D. Rae, S. Durr·Sep 8, 2015SaveLearn
About Monopoles in QCDThe hypothesis is analysed that the monopoles condensing in QCD vacuum to make it a dual superconductor are classical solutions of the equations of motion.Adriano Di Giacomo·Sep 8, 2015SaveLearn
Nf = 1 QCD in External Magnetic Fields: Staggered FermionsWe investigate Nf = 1 QCD in external magnetic fields on the lattice. The background field is introduced by means of the so-called Schrodinger functional. We adopt standard staggered fermions with…Paolo Cea, Leonardo Cosmai·Sep 7, 2015SaveLearn
Canonical simulations of supersymmetric SU(N) Yang-Mills quantum mechanicsThe fermion loop formulation naturally separates partition functions into their canonical sectors. Here we discuss various strategies to make use of this for supersymmetric SU(N) Yang-Mills quantum…Georg Bergner, Hang Liu, Urs Wenger·Sep 4, 2015SaveLearn
η meson mass from topological charge density correlator in QCDThe flavor-singlet component of the eta prime meson is related to the topological structure of the SU(3) gauge field through the chiral anomaly. We perform a 2+1-flavor lattice QCD calculation and…JLQCD collaboration, H. Fukaya, S. Aoki et al.·Sep 3, 2015SaveLearn
FLAG: Lattice QCD Tests of the Standard Model and Foretaste for BeyondAfter a short presentation of the FLAG collaboration, we review lattice results related to pion, K-, D- and B-meson physics with the aim of making them easily accessible to the particle-physics…Anastassios Vladikas·Sep 3, 2015SaveLearn
QED effects in the pseudoscalar meson sectorWe present results on the pseudoscalar meson masses from a fully dynamical simulation of QCD+QED. We concentrate particularly on violations of isospin symmetry. We calculate the π+-π0 splitting…R. Horsley, Y. Nakamura, H. Perlt et al.·Sep 2, 2015SaveLearn
Kaon BSM B-parameters using improved staggered fermions from Nf=2+1 unquenched QCDWe present results for the matrix elements of the additional ΔS=2 operators that appear in models of physics beyond the Standard Model (BSM), expressed in terms of four BSM B-parameters. Combined…Benjamin J. Choi, Yong-Chull Jang, Chulwoo Jung et al.·Sep 2, 2015SaveLearn
Confinement and string breaking for QED2 in the Hamiltonian pictureThe formalism of matrix product states is used to perform a numerical study of 1+1 dimensional QED -- also known as the (massive) Schwinger model -- in the presence of an external static `quark'…Boye Buyens, Jutho Haegeman, Henri Verschelde et al.·Sep 1, 2015SaveLearn
Renormalization functions for Nf=2 and Nf=4 Twisted Mass fermionsWe present results on the renormalization functions of the quark field and fermion bilinears with up to one covariant derivative. For the fermion part of the action we employ the twisted mass…Constantia Alexandrou, Martha Constantinou, Haralambos Panagopoulos·Sep 1, 2015SaveLearn
Center Vortices, Area Law and the Catenary SolutionWe present meson-meson (Wilson loop) correlators in Z(2) center vortex models for the infrared sector of Yang-Mills theory, i.e., a hypercubic lattice model of random vortex surfaces and a continuous…Roman Höllwieser, Derar Altarawneh·Sep 1, 2015SaveLearn
Two-Flavor Lattice QCD with a Finite Density of Heavy Quarks: Heavy-Dense Limit and "Particle-Hole" SymmetryWe investigate the properties of the half-filling point in lattice QCD (LQCD), in particular the disappearance of the sign problem and the emergence of an apparent particle-hole symmetry, and try to…Tobias Rindlisbacher, Philippe de Forcrand·Aug 31, 2015SaveLearn
Higgs-Yukawa model with higher dimension operators via extended mean field theoryUsing extended mean field theory (EMFT) on the lattice, we study properties of the Higgs-Yukawa model as an approximation of the standard model Higgs sector, and the effect of higher dimension…Oscar Akerlund, Philippe de Forcrand·Aug 31, 2015SaveLearn