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Masanori Okawa

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arXiv2026

Universal Features of Chiral Symmetry Breaking in Large-$N$ QCD

We investigate the universal features of chiral symmetry breaking in large-$N$ QCD by comparing non-perturbative determinations of the low-lying Dirac spectrum with chiral Random Matrix Theory (RMT) predictions. Our numerical Monte Carlo calculations are based on a chiral lattice discretization of the Dirac operator, and exploit twisted volume reduction to reach $N$ as large as 841. Matching lattice data with RMT analytic results, we are able to extract the large-$N$ chiral condensate, which is compared with a recent determination obtained with non-chiral Wilson quarks from twisted volume-reduced models.

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arXiv2026

Meson spectrum and low-energy constants in large-$N$ QCD

We present new non-perturbative results about the meson spectrum and the low-energy constants of QCD in the 't Hooft large-$N$ limit, $N\to\infty$ with $N_{\scriptscriptstyle{\rm f}}/N\to 0$. These are obtained from lattice Monte Carlo simulations of the Twisted Eguchi-Kawai (TEK) model up to $N=841$. More precisely, we will discuss: our findings for the meson mass spectrum; the determination of the radial Regge trajectories in the $π$ and $ρ$ channels; the computation of the coefficients of the $1/N$ expansion of the chiral condensate, of the pion decay constant, and of the next-to-leading-order coupling $\bar{\ell}_4$, up to $\mathcal{O}(1/N^3)$ from the combination of TEK and standard finite-$N$ results.

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arXiv2025

Non-perturbative determination of meson masses and low-energy constants in large-$N$ QCD

We provide first-principles non-perturbative determinations of the low-lying meson mass spectrum of large-$N$ QCD in the 't Hooft limit $N_{\scriptscriptstyle{\rm f}}/N\to 0$, as well as of three low-energy constants appearing in the QCD chiral expansion: the quark condensate $Σ$, the pion decay constant $F_π$, and the next-to-leading-order coupling $\bar{\ell}_4$. Using the excited state masses in the $π$ and $ρ$ channels, we are able to investigate the behavior of their radial Regge trajectories. Concerning QCD low-energy constants, we are able to assess the magnitude of sub-leading corrections in $1/N$ by combining our $N=\infty$ results with previous finite-$N$ determinations. Our calculation exploits large-$N$ twisted volume reduction to efficiently perform numerical Monte Carlo simulations of the large-$N$ lattice discretized theory. We employ several values of $N$ up to $N=841$, 5 values of the lattice spacing, and several values of the quark mass, to achieve controlled continuum and chiral extrapolations.

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arXiv2025

The mass of the gluino-glue bound state in large-$N$ $\mathcal{N}=1$ Supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory

We provide a first-principles non-perturbative determination of the mass of the lightest gluino-gluon bound state (gluino-glue) in large-$N$ $\mathcal{N}=1$ Supersymmetric Yang--Mills theory by means of numerical Monte Carlo simulations of the lattice-discretized theory, and exploiting large-$N$ twisted volume reduction. Our large-$N$ determination is consistent with naive extrapolation of previously-known $\mathrm{SU}(2)$ and $\mathrm{SU}(3)$ results.

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arXiv2025

The perturbative computation of the gradient flow coupling for the twisted Eguchi-Kawai model with the numerical stochastic perturbation theory

The gradient flow method is a renormalization scheme in which the gauge field is flowed by the diffusion equation. The gradient flow scheme has benefits that the observables composed of flowed gauge fields do not require further renormalization and do not depend on the regularization. From the independence of the regularization, this scheme allows us to relate the lattice regularization and the dimensional regularization such as the $\overline{\mathrm{MS}}$ scheme. We compute the gradient flow coupling for the twisted Eguchi--Kawai model using the numerical stochastic perturbation theory. In this presentation we show the results of the perturbative coefficients of the gradient flow coupling and its flow time dependence. We investigate the beta function from the flow time dependence and discuss the lattice artifacts in the large flow time in taking the large-$N$ limit.

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arXiv2024

The gluino condensate of large-$N$ SUSY Yang-Mills

We present the first lattice determination of the SUSY $\mathrm{SU}(N)$ Yang-Mills gluino condensate at large $N$. We exploit large-$N$ twisted volume reduction, and present two determinations based on the Banks-Casher relation and on a Gell-Mann-Oakes-Renner-like formula, both giving perfectly compatible results. By expressing the lattice results in the Novikov-Shifman-Vainshtein-Zakharov scheme, we are able for the first time to compare lattice and analytical computations, resolving a 40-year-long debate about the actual value and $N$-dependence of the gluino condensate.

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arXiv2024

Perturbative gradient flow coupling of the twisted Eguchi-Kawai model with the numerical stochastic perturbation theory

The gradient flow scheme has emerged as a prominent nonperturbative renormalization scheme on the lattice, where flow time is introduced to define the renormalization scale. In this study we perturbatively compute the gradient flow coupling for the SU($N$) Yang-Mills theory in the large-$N$ limit in terms of the lattice bare coupling up to three-loop order. This is achieved by combining the twisted Eguchi-Kawai model with the numerical stochastic perturbation theory. We analyze the flow time dependence of the perturbative coefficients to determine the perturbative beta function coefficients, successfully computing the one-loop coefficient in the large-$N$ limit using three matrix sizes $N=289,441,529$. However, the higher-order coefficients are affected by large statistical errors. We also explore the potential for reducing these statistical errors through variance reduction combined with the large-$N$ factorization property of the SU($N$) Yang-Mills theory, and estimate the required number of samples for the precise determination of the higher-order coefficients.

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arXiv2024

Nonperturbative determination of the ${\cal N} = 1$ supersymmetric Yang-Mills gluino condensate at large $N$

We present the first nonperturbative large-$N$ calculation of the $\mathcal{N}=1$ supersymmetric (SUSY) $\mathrm{SU}(N)$ Yang$-$Mills gluino condensate obtained by means of numerical simulations of the lattice-discretized theory, exploiting large-$N$ twisted volume reduction. We present two different determinations based, respectively, on the Banks$-$Casher formula and on the Gell-Mann$-$Oakes$-$Renner relation, both giving perfectly consistent results. By expressing the lattice results in the Novikov$-$Shifman$-$Vainshtein$-$Zakharov (NSVZ) scheme, we are able for the first time to compare numerical and analytic computations. Our most accurate determination of the Renormalization Group Invariant (RGI) gluino condensate gives $Σ_{\rm RGI} /Λ_{\rm NSVZ}^3 = [1.18\, (08)_{\rm stat}\, (12)_{\rm syst}]^3 = 1.64(33)_{\rm stat} \, (50)_{\rm syst} = 1.64(60)$, in agreement with the $N$-dependence and the value predicted by the weak coupling instanton-based approach $Σ_{\rm RGI} /Λ_{\rm NSVZ}^3 = 1$.

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arXiv2023

The large-$N$ limit of the chiral condensate from twisted reduced models

We compute the large-$N$ limit of the QCD chiral condensate on the lattice using twisted reduced models, and performing controlled continuum and chiral extrapolations. We perform two different calculations: one consists in extracting the chiral condensate from the quark mass dependence of the pion mass, and the other consists in extracting the chiral condensate from the behaviour of the mode number of the Wilson-Dirac operator for small eigenvalues. We find consistency between the results of the two methods, giving a joint estimate of $\lim_{N\to\infty}Σ(N)/N=[184(13)$ MeV$]^3$ ($\overline{\mathrm{MS}}$, $μ=2$ GeV, taking the square root of the string tension $\sqrtσ=440$ MeV to set the scale), in remarkable agreement with the $\mathrm{SU}(3)$ 2-flavor FLAG result.

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arXiv2023

The chiral condensate at large $N$

We present results for the large-$N$ limit of the chiral condensate computed from twisted reduced models. We followed a two-fold strategy, one constiting in extracting the condensate from the quark-mass dependence of the pion mass, the other consisting in extracting the condensate from the mode number of the Dirac operator.

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arXiv2022

Perturbative study of large $N$ principal chiral model with twisted reduction

We compute the first four perturbative coefficients of the internal energy for the twisted reduced principal chiral model (TRPCM) using numerical stochastic perturbation theory (NSPT). This matrix model has the same large $N$ limit as the ordinary principal chiral model (PCM) at infinite volume. Indeed, we verify that the first three coefficients match the analytic result for the PCM coefficients at large $N$ with a precision of three to four significant digits. The fourth coefficient also matches our own NSPT calculation of the corresponding PCM coefficient at large $N$. The finite-$N$ corrections to all coefficients beyond the leading order are smaller for TRPCM than for PCM. We analyze the variance to determine the feasibility of extending the calculations to higher orders.

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arXiv2022

Scale setting for large-$N$ SUSY Yang-Mills on the lattice

In this paper we study the large $N$ limit of four-dimensional Supersymmetric Yang-Mills on the lattice using twisted reduced models. We have generated configurations with dynamical massive gluinos and various lattice 't Hooft couplings, and verified that the Pfaffian remains positive. We have determined the lattice spacing in terms of various observables obtaining compatible results. Extrapolating to the massless gluino limit we obtain the lattice spacing dependence on the bare couplings for the supersymmetric theory. The observed dependence goes along the expected behaviour predicted by perturbation theory.

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arXiv2021

Large $N$ simulation of the twisted reduced matrix model with an adjoint Majorana fermion

To investigate the properties of the large $N$ limit of $\mathcal{N} = 1$ SUSY Yang-Mills theory, we have started a study for a reduced matrix model with an adjoint Majorana fermion. The gauge action is based on the Wilson action and the adjoint-fermion one is the Wilson-Dirac action on a reduced lattice with twisted gauge boundary condition. We employ the RHMC algorithm in which the absolute value of the Pfaffian is incorporated. The sign of the Pfaffian is included with the re-weighting method and separately measured as an observable. In this talk, we show the configuration generation status towards the large $N$ limit and the behavior of the lowest/lower eigenvalue(s) of the Wilson-Dirac adjoint fermion operator. We investigated the sign of the Pfaffian and the critical hopping parameters for the chiral limit. The sign of the Pfaffian is always positive on the configurations we have generated. The critical hopping parameters derived from the eigenvalues of the Dirac operator are consistent with those derived from the PCAC mass relation with non-singlet flavor adjoint fermions.

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arXiv2020

Meson spectrum in the large $N$ limit

We present the result of our computation of the lowest lying meson masses for SU(N) gauge theory in the large $N$ limit (with $N_f/N\longrightarrow 0$). The final values are given in units of the square root of the string tension, and with errors which account for both statistical and systematic errors. By using 4 different values of the lattice spacing we have seen that our results scale properly. We have studied various values of $N$ (169, 289 and 361) to monitor the N-dependence of the most sensitive quantities. Our methodology is based upon a first principles approach (lattice gauge theory) combined with large $N$ volume independence. We employed both Wilson fermions and twisted mass fermions with maximal twist. In addition to masses in the pseudoscalar, vector, scalar and axial vector channels, we also give results on the pseudoscalar decay constant and various remormalization factors.

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arXiv2020

Towards higher order numerical stochastic perturbation computation applied to the twisted Eguchi-Kawai model

We have evaluated perturbation coefficients of Wilson loops up to $O(g^8)$ for the four-dimensional twisted Eguchi-Kawai model using the numerical stochastic perturbation theory (NSPT) in arXiv:1902.09847. In this talk we present a progress report on the higher order calculation up to $O(g^{63})$, for which we apply a fast Fourier transformation (FFT) based convolution algorithm to the multiplication of polynomial matrices in the NSPT aiming for higher order calculation. We compare two implementations with the CPU-only version and the GPU version of the FFT based convolution algorithm, and find a factor 9 improvement on the computational speed of the NSPT algorithm with SU($N=225$) at $O(g^{31})$. The perturbation order dependence of the computational time, we investigate it up to $O(g^{63})$, shows a mild scaling behavior on the truncation order.

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arXiv2020

The meson spectrum of large N gauge theories

We present our preliminary results on the determination of the low lying meson spectrum for pure gauge theory in the large $N$ limit. Some results are also shown for the theory with two flavours of quarks in the adjoint representation.

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arXiv2019

Numerical stochastic perturbation theory applied to the twisted Eguchi-Kawai model

We present the results of an exploratory study of the numerical stochastic perturbation theory (NSPT) applied to the four dimensional twisted Eguchi-Kawai (TEK) model. We employ a Kramers type algorithm based on the Generalized Hybrid Molecular Dynamics (GHMD) algorithm. We have computed the perturbative expansion of square Wilson loops up to $O(g^8)$. The results of the first two coefficients (up to $O(g^4)$) have a high precision and match well with the exact values. The next two coefficients can be determined and even extrapolated to large $N$, where they should coincide with the corresponding coefficients for ordinary Yang-Mills theory on an infinite lattice. Our analysis shows the behaviour of the probability distribution for each coefficient tending to Gaussian for larger $N$. The results allow us to establish the requirements to extend this analysis to much higher order.

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arXiv2018

The spectrum of 2+1 dimensional Yang-Mills theory on a twisted spatial torus

We compute and analyse the low-lying spectrum of 2+1 dimensional $SU(N)$ Yang-Mills theory on a spatial torus of size $l\times l$ with twisted boundary conditions. This paper extends our previous work \cite{Perez:2013dra}. In that paper we studied the sector with non-vanishing electric flux and concluded that the energies only depend on the parameters through two combinations: $x=λN l /(4π)$ (with $λ$ the 't Hooft coupling) and the twist angle $\tilde θ$ defined in terms of the magnetic flux piercing the two-dimensional box. Here we made a more complete study and we are able to condense our results, obtained by non-perturbative lattice methods, into a simple expression which has important implications for the absence of tachyonic instabilities, volume independence and non-commutative field theory. Then we extend our study to the sector of vanishing electric flux. We conclude that the onset of the would-be large-volume glueball states occurs at an approximately fixed value of $x$, much before the stringy torelon states have become very massive.

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