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S. Aoki

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arXiv2003

Light hadron spectroscopy with two flavors of $O(a)$-improved dynamical quarks

We present a high statistics study of the light hadron spectrum and quark masses in QCD with two flavors of dynamical quarks. Numerical simulations are carried out using the plaquette gauge action and the O(a)-improved Wilson quark action at β=5.2, where the lattice spacing is found to be a=0.0887(11)fm from ρmeson mass, on a 20^3\times 48 lattice. At each of five sea quark masses corresponding to m_{PS}/m_{V} \simeq 0.8-0.6, we generate 12000 trajectories using the symmetrically preconditioned Hybrid Monte Carlo algorithm. Finite spatial volume effects are investigated employing 12^3 \times 48, 16^3 \times 48 lattices. We also perform a set of simulations in quenched QCD with the same lattice actions at a similar lattice spacing to those for the full QCD runs. In the meson sector we find clear evidence of sea quark effects. The J parameter increases for lighter sea quark masses, and the full QCD meson masses are systematically closer to experiment than in quenched QCD. Careful finite-size studies are made to ascertain that these are not due to finite-size effects. Evidence of sea quark effects is less clear in the baryon sector due to larger finite-size effects. We also calculate light quark masses and find m_{ud}^{MS}(2GeV) =3.223(+0.046/-0.069)MeV and m_s^{MS}(2GeV)=84.5(+12.0/-1.7)MeV which are about 20% smaller than in quenched QCD.

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Two flavors of dynamical quarks on anisotropic lattices

We report on our study of two-flavor full QCD on anisotropic lattices using $O(a)$-improved Wilson quarks coupled with an RG-improved glue. The bare gauge and quark anisotropies corresponding to the renormalized anisotropy $ξ=a_s/a_t = 2$ are determined as functions of $β$ and $κ$, which covers the region of spatial lattice spacings $a_s\approx 0.28$--0.16 fm and $m_{PS}/m_V\approx 0.6$--0.9. The calibrations of the bare anisotropies are performed with the Wilson loop and the meson dispersion relation at 4 lattice cutoffs and 5--6 quark masses. Using the calibration results we calculate the meson mass spectrum and the Sommer scale $r_0$. We confirm that the values of $r_0$ calculated for the calibration using pseudo scalar and vector meson energy momentum dispersion relation coincide in the continuum limit within errors. This work serves to lay ground toward studies of heavy quark systems and thermodynamics of QCD including the extraction of the equation of state in the continuum limit using Wilson-type quark actions.

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Non-Perturbative Determination of $c_{\rm SW}$ in Three-flavor Dynamical QCD

We present a fully non-perturbative determination of the $O(a)$ improvement coefficient $c_{\rm SW}$ in three-flavor dynamical QCD for the RG improved as well as the plaquette gauge actions, using the Schrödinger functional scheme. Results are compared with one-loop estimates at weak gauge coupling.

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arXiv2003

An Exact Algorithm for Any-flavor Lattice QCD with Kogut-Susskind Fermion

We propose an exact simulation algorithm for lattice QCD with dynamical Kogut-Susskind fermion in which the N_f-flavor fermion operator is defined as the N_f/4-th root of the Kogut-Susskind (KS) fermion operator. The algorithm is an extension of the Polynomial Hybrid Monte Carlo (PHMC) algorithm to KS fermions. The fractional power of the KS fermion operator is approximated with a Hermitian Chebyshev polynomial, with which we can construct an algorithm for any number of flavors. The error which arises from the approximation is corrected by the Kennedy-Kuti noisy Metropolis test. Numerical simulations are performed for the two-flavor case for several lattice parameters in order to confirm the validity and the practical feasibility of the algorithm. In particular tests on a 16^4 lattice with a quark mass corresponding to m_{PS}/m_V ~ 0.68 are successfully accomplished. We conclude that our algorithm provides an attractive exact method for dynamical QCD simulations with KS fermions.

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arXiv2003

Heavy quark expansion parameters from lattice NRQCD

We present a lattice QCD calculation of the heavy quark expansion parameters $μ_π^2$ and $μ_G^2$ for heavy-light mesons and heavy-light-light baryons. The calculation is carried out on a 20$^3\times$48 lattice at $β$ = 6.0 in the quenched approximation, using the lattice NRQCD action for heavy quarks. We obtain the parameters $μ_π^2$ and $μ_G^2$ in two different methods: a direct calculation of the matrix elements and an indirect calculation through the mass spectrum, and confirm that the both methods give consistent results. We also discuss an application to the lifetime ratios.

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Calculation of Non-Leptonic Kaon Decay Amplitudes from $K\toπ$ Matrix Elements in Quenched Domain-Wall QCD

We explore application of the domain wall fermion formalism of lattice QCD to calculate the $K\toππ$ decay amplitudes in terms of the $K\toπ$ and $K\to 0$ hadronic matrix elements through relations derived in chiral perturbation theory. Numerical simulations are carried out in quenched QCD using domain-wall fermion action for quarks and an RG-improved gauge action for gluons on a $16^3\times 32\times 16$ and $24^3\times 32\times 16$ lattice at $β=2.6$ corresponding to the lattice spacing $1/a\approx 2$GeV. Quark loop contractions which appear in Penguin diagrams are calculated by the random noise method, and the $ΔI=1/2$ matrix elements which require subtractions with the quark loop contractions are obtained with a statistical accuracy of about 10%. We confirm the chiral properties required of the $K\toπ$ matrix elements. Matching the lattice matrix elements to those in the continuum at $μ=1/a$ using the perturbative renormalization factor to one loop order, and running to the scale $μ=m_c=1.3$ GeV with the renormalization group for $N_f=3$ flavors, we calculate all the matrix elements needed for the decay amplitudes. With these matrix elements, the $ΔI=3/2$ decay amplitude shows a good agreement with experiment in the chiral limit. The $ΔI=1/2$ amplitude, on the other hand, is about 50--60% of the experimental one even after chiral extrapolation. In view ofthe insufficient enhancement of the $ΔI=1/2$ contribution, we employ the experimental values for the real parts of the decay amplitudes in our calculation of $ε'/ε$. We find that the $ΔI=3/2$ contribution is larger than the $ΔI=1/2$ contribution so that $ε'/ε$ is negative and has a magnitude of order $10^{-4}$. Possible reasons for these unsatisfactory results are discussed.

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Flavor Singlet Meson Mass in the Continuum Limit in Two-Flavor Lattice QCD

We present results for the mass of the eta-prime meson in the continuum limit for two-flavor lattice QCD, calculated on the CP-PACS computer, using a renormalization-group improved gauge action, and Sheikholeslami and Wohlert's fermion action with tadpole-improved csw. Correlation functions are measured at three values of the coupling constant beta corresponding to the lattice spacing a approx. 0.22, 0.16, 0.11 fm and for four values of the quark mass parameter kappa corresponding to mpi over mrho approx. 0.8, 0.75, 0.7 and 0.6. For each beta, kappa pair, 400-800 gauge configurations are used. The two-loop diagrams are evaluated using a noisy source method. We calculate eta-prime propagators using local sources, and find that excited state contributions are much reduced by smearing. A full analysis for the smeared propagators gives metaprime=0.960(87)+0.036-0.248 GeV, in the continuum limit, where the second error represents the systematic uncertainty coming from varying the functional form for chiral and continuum extrapolations.

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$B^0-\bar{B}^0$ mixing in quenched lattice QCD

We present our results of lattice calculations of $B$ parameters, which parameterize $ΔB$=2 transition amplitudes together with the leptonic decay constant. Calculations are made in the quenched approximation at $β$=5.7, 5.9, 6.0 and 6.1, using NRQCD action for heavy quark and the $O(a)$-improved Wilson action for light quark. The operators are perturbatively renormalized including the correction of $O(α_s/(aM)^m)$ ($m\ge$0). We examine the scaling behavior of $B$ parameters, and discuss the systematic uncertainties based on the results with several different truncations of higher order terms in 1/M and $α_s$ expansions. We find $B_{B_d}(m_b)=0.84(3)(5)$, $B_{B_s}/B_{B_d}=1.020(21)(^{+15}_{-16})(^{+5}_{-0})$ and $B_{S_s}(m_b)=0.85(1)(5)(^{+1}_{-0})$ in the quenched approximation. The errors represent statistical and systematic as well as the uncertainty in the determination of strange quark mass.

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I=2 Pion Scattering Phase Shift with Wilson Fermions

We present a lattice QCD calculation of the scattering phase shift for the I=2 $S$-wave two-pion system using the finite size method proposed by Lüscher. We work in the quenched approximation employing the standard plaquette action at $β=5.9$ for gluons and the Wilson fermion action for quarks. The phase shift is extracted from the energy eigenvalues of the two-pion system, which are obtained by a diagonalization of the pion 4-point function evaluated for a set of relative spatial momenta. In order to change momentum of the two-pion system, calculations are carried out on $24^3\times 60$, $32^3\times 60$, and $48^3\times 60$ lattices. The phase shift is successfully calculated over the momentum range $0 < p^2 < 0.3 {\rm GeV}^2$.

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I=2 Pion Scattering Length with the Wilson Fermion

The calculation of the I=2 pion scattering length in quenched lattice QCD is revisited. The calculation is carried out with the Wilson fermion action employing Lüscher's finite size scaling method at $β=5.9$, 6.1, and 6.3 corresponding to the range of lattice spacing $a\simeq 0.12 - 0.07$ fm. We obtain in the continuum limit $a_0m_π= -0.0410(69)$, which is consistent with the prediction of chiral perturbation theory $a_0m_π=-0.0444(10)$.

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Exploring QCD at small sea quark masses with improved Wilson-type quarks

We explore the region of small sea quark masses below $m_{PS}/m_V=0.5$ in two-flavor QCD using a mean-field improved clover quark action and an RG-improved gauge action at $a \simeq 0.2$ fm on $12^3 \times 24$ and $16^3 \times 24$ lattices. We find that instability of the standard BiCGStab algorithm at small quark masses can be mostly removed by the BiCGStab(DS-$L$) algorithm, which employs $L$-th minimal residual polynomials with a dynamical selection of $L$. We also find singular spikes of $ΔH$ in the HMC algorithm at moderate values of $Δτ$. Nature of the spike is studied. We also study finite-size effects and chiral properties of meson masses.

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Dynamical fermions on anisotropic lattices

We report on our study of two-flavor full QCD on anisotropic lattices using $O(a)$-improved Wilson quarks coupled with an RG-improved glue. The bare gauge and quark anisotropies corresponding to the renormalized anisotropy $ξ=a_s/a_t = 2$ are determined as functions of $β$ and $κ$, using the Wilson loop and the meson dispersion relation at several lattice cutoffs and quark masses.

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I=2 Pion Scattering Phase Shift with Wilson Fermions

We present results of phase shift for I=2 $S$-wave $ππ$ system with the Wilson fermions in the quenched approximation. The finite size method proposed by Lüscher is employed, and calculations are carried out at $β=5.9$ ($a^{-1}=1.934(16)$ GeV from $m_ρ$) on $24^3 \times 60$, $32^3 \times 60$, and $48^3 \times 60$ lattices.

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Light hadron spectrum with two flavors of $O(a)$ improved dynamical quarks : final results from JLQCD

We present the final results of the JLQCD calculation of the light hadron spectrum and quark masses with two flavors of dynamical quarks using the plaquette gauge action and fully $O(a)$-improved Wilson quark action at $β=5.2$. We observe that sea quark effects lead to a closer agreement of the strange meson and baryon masses with experiment and a reduction of quark masses by about 25.

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Polynomial Hybrid Monte Carlo algorithm for lattice QCD with an odd number of flavors

We present a polynomial hybrid Monte Carlo (PHMC) algorithm for lattice QCD with odd numbers of flavors of O(a)-improved Wilson quark action. The algorithm makes use of the non-Hermitian Chebyshev polynomial to approximate the inverse square root of the fermion matrix required for an odd number of flavors. The systematic error from the polynomial approximation is removed by a noisy Metropolis test for which a new method is developed. Investigating the property of our PHMC algorithm in the N_f=2 QCD case, we find that it is as efficient as the conventional HMC algorithm for a moderately large lattice size (16^3 times 48) with intermediate quark masses (m_{PS}/m_V ~ 0.7-0.8). We test our odd-flavor algorithm through extensive simulations of two-flavor QCD treated as an N_f = 1+1 system, and comparing the results with those of the established algorithms for N_f=2 QCD. These tests establish that our PHMC algorithm works on a moderately large lattice size with intermediate quark masses (16^3 times 48, m_{PS}/m_V ~ 0.7-0.8). Finally we experiment with the (2+1)-flavor QCD simulation on small lattices (4^3 times 8 and 8^3 times 16), and confirm the agreement of our results with those obtained with the R algorithm and extrapolated to a zero molecular dynamics step size.

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Light Hadron Spectrum and Quark Masses from Quenched Lattice QCD

We present details of simulations for the light hadron spectrum in quenched QCD carried out on the CP-PACS parallel computer. Simulations are made with the Wilson quark action and the plaquette gauge action on 32^3x56 - 64^3x112 lattices at four lattice spacings (a \approx 0.1-0.05 fm) and the spatial extent of 3 fm. Hadronic observables are calculated at five quark masses (m_{PS}/m_V \approx 0.75 - 0.4), assuming the u and d quarks being degenerate but treating the s quark separately. We find that the presence of quenched chiral singularities is supported from an analysis of the pseudoscalar meson data. We take m_π, m_ρand m_K (or m_ϕ) as input. After chiral and continuum extrapolations, the agreement of the calculated mass spectrum with experiment is at a 10% level. In comparison with the statistical accuracy of 1-3% and systematic errors of at most 1.7% we have achieved, this demonstrates a failure of the quenched approximation for the hadron spectrum: the meson hyperfine splitting is too small, and the octet masses and the decuplet mass splittings are both smaller than experiment. Light quark masses are calculated using two definitions: the conventional one and the one based on the axial-vector Ward identity. The two results converge toward the continuum limit, yielding m_{ud}=4.29(14)^{+0.51}_{-0.79} MeV. The s quark mass depends on the strange hadron mass chosen for input: m_s = 113.8(2.3)^{+5.8}_{-2.9} MeV from m_K and m_s = 142.3(5.8)^{+22.0}_{-0} MeV from m_ϕ, indicating again a failure of the quenched approximation. We obtain Λ_{\bar{MS}}^{(0)}= 219.5(5.4) MeV. An O(10%) deviation from experiment is observed in the pseudoscalar meson decay constants.

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