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Brian Smigielski

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arXiv2011

Study of the Higgs-Yukawa theory in the strong-Yukawa coupling regime

In this article, we present an ongoing lattice study of the Higgs-Yukawa model, in the regime of strong-Yukawa coupling, using overlap fermions. We investigated the phase structure in this regime by computing the Higgs vacuum expectation value, and by exploring the finite-size scaling behaviour of the susceptibility corresponding to the magnetisation. Our preliminary results indicate the existence of a second-order phase transition when the Yukawa coupling becomes large enough, at which the Higgs vacuum expectation value vanishes and the susceptibility diverges.

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arXiv2011

Lattice QCD study of mixed systems of pions and kaons

The different ground state energies of N-pion and M-kaon systems for N+M <=12 are studied in lattice QCD. These energies are then used to extract the various two- and three- body interactions that occur in these systems. Particular attention is paid to additional thermal states present in the spectrum because of the finite temporal extent. These calculations are performed using one ensemble of 2+1 flavor anisotropic lattices with a spatial lattice spacing a_s ~ 0.125 fm, an anisotropy factor ξ=a_s/a_t=3.5, and a spatial volume L^3 ~ (2.5 fm)^3. The quark masses used correspond to pion and kaon masses of m_π ~ 383 MeV and m_K ~ 537 MeV, respectively. The isospin and strangeness chemical potentials of these systems are found to be in the region where chiral perturbation theory and hadronic models predict a phase transition between a pion condensed phase and a kaon condensed phase.

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arXiv2011

New developments in multi-meson systems

New developments in the study of multi-meson systems are reviewed. We highlight a new recursive algorithm for generating the requisite contractions needed for studying complex systems of mesons involving large numbers of particles or multiple species of particles. First results on mixed species systems involving pions and kaons are also presented.

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arXiv2008

Ground-state energy shift of n pions and m kaons in a finite volume

The ground state energy of a collection of n pions and m kaons with short range interactions is calculated for a volume with finite spatial extent L and periodic boundary conditions. This calculation is accomplished to order L^-6 in the large volume expansion. With this result one can extract the various two- and three-body interactions between pions and kaons from lattice QCD data.

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arXiv2007

Calculation of the axial charge in the epsilon and epsilon' regimes of HBChPT

The axial charge g_A is calculated in the epsilon regime of Heavy Baryon Chiral Perturbation Theory to order epsilon^3. To perform this calculation, we develop a technique to compute baryon properties in the epsilon regime of Chiral Perturbation Theory. This technique includes contributions from pion zero momentum modes and can be used at arbitrary order, diagram by diagram, in the $ε$ regime to calculate any matrix element. Also, a calculation of g_A in the epsilon' regime to order epsilon'^3 is performed. A discussion of the domain of applicability for both the epsilon and epsilon' regimes is also included.

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arXiv2006

Generalised parton distributions of the pion in partially-quenched chiral perturbation theory

We consider the pion matrix elements of the isoscalar and isovector combinations of the vector and tensor twist-two operators that determine the moments of the various pion generalised parton distributions. Our analysis is performed using partially-quenched chiral perturbation theory. We work in the SU(2) and SU(4|2) theories and present our results at infinite volume and also at finite volume where some subtleties arise. These results are useful for extrapolations of lattice calculations of these matrix elements at small momentum transfer to the physical regime.

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