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Giannis Koutsou

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arXiv2008

A Study of Hadron Deformation in Lattice QCD

We develop the formalism for the evaluation of density-density correlators in lattice QCD that includes techniques for the computation of the all-to-all propagators involved. A novel technique in this context is the implementation of the one-end trick in the meson sector. Density-density correlators provide a gauge invariant definition for the hadron wave function and yield information on hadron deformation. We evaluate density-density correlators using two degenerate flavors of dynamical Wilson fermions for the pion, the rho-meson, the nucleon and the $Δ$. Using the one-end trick we obtain results that clearly show deformation of the rho-meson.

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arXiv2007

Pion and $ρ$-meson form factors using four-point functions in N$_F$=2 QCD

Hadron wave functions and form factors can be extracted using four-point correlators. Stochastic techniques are used to estimate the all to all propagators, which are required for the exact calculation of four-point functions. We apply the so called one-end trick to evaluate meson four-point functions. We demonstrate the effectiveness of the technique in the case of the pion and the $ρ$-meson where we extract their charge distribution, as well as the form factors.

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arXiv2007

Baryon masses with dynamical twisted mass fermions

We present results on the mass of the nucleon and the $Δ$ using two dynamical degenerate twisted mass quarks. The evaluation is performed at four quark masses corresponding to a pion mass in the range of 690-300 MeV on lattices of size 2.1 fm and 2.7 fm. We check for cutoff effects by evaluating these baryon masses on lattices of spatial size 2.1 fm with lattice spacings $a(β=3.9)=0.0855(6)$ fm and $a(β=4.05)=0.0666(6)$ fm, determined from the pion sector and find them to be within our statistical errors. Lattice results are extrapolated to the physical limit using continuum chiral perturbation theory. The nucleon mass at the physical point provides a determination of the lattice spacing. Using heavy baryon chiral perturbation theory at ${\cal O}(p^3)$ we find $a(β=3.9)=0.0879(12)$ fm, with a systematic error due to the chiral extrapolation estimated to be about the same as the statistical error. This value of the lattice spacing is in good agreement with the value determined from the pion sector. We check for isospin breaking in the $Δ$-system. We find that $Δ^{++,-}$ and $Δ^{+,0}$ are almost degenerate pointing to small flavor violating effects.

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arXiv2005

A study of the N to Delta transition form factors in full QCD

The N to Delta transition form factors GM1, GE2 and GC2 are evaluated using dynamical MILC configurations and valence domain wall fermions at three values of quark mass corresponding to pion mass 606 MeV, 502 MeV and 364 MeV on lattices of spatial size $20^3$ and $28^3$. The unquenched results are compared to those obtained at similar pion mass in the quenched theory.

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arXiv2005

Density-density correlators using all-to-all propagators

We present a study of gauge invariant density-density correlators. Density-density correlators probe hadron wave functions and thus can be used to study hadron deformation. Their zero momentum projection requires the computation of all-to-all propagators, which are evaluated with the standard stochastic technique, the dilution method and the stochastic sequential technique. We compare the results to a previous analysis that did not employ the zero momentum projection.

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