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Ting-Wai Chiu

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Light quark masses, chiral condensate and quark-gluon condensate in quenched lattice QCD with exact chiral symmetry

We determine several quantities in quenched lattice QCD with exact chiral symmetry. For 100 gauge configurations generated with Wilson gauge action at $ β= 6.0 $ on the $ 16^3 \times 32 $ lattice, we compute quenched quark propagators for 13 bare quark masses. The pion decay constant is extracted from the pion propagator, and from which the inverse lattice spacing is determined to be $ a^{-1} = 1.979(6) $ GeV. The parameters ($ C, δ, B $) in the pseudoscalar meson mass formula in quenched chiral perturbation theory (q$χ$PT) to one-loop order are determined. Further, we measure the index (topological) susceptibility of these 100 gauge configurations, $ χ_t = (175 \pm 6 {MeV})^4 $, from which we obtain an estimate of the mass of $ η' $ in q$χ$PT, and the coefficient of quenched chiral logarithm, both in good agreement with the values determined from the pion masses, as well as with the theoretical estimates. With our values of $ C, δ, B $, the experimental inputs of pion and kaon masses, and the pion decay constant, we determine the light quark masses: $ m_{u,d} = 4.1 \pm 0.3 $ MeV, and $ m_s = 92 \pm 9 $ MeV, in the $ \bar{MS} $ scheme at scale $ μ= 2 $ GeV. Also, we determine the quark condensate $<\bar q q > = -(250 \pm 3 {MeV})^3 $, and the quark-gluon condensate $ g < \bar q σ_{μν} F_{μν} q > = -(434 \pm 4 {MeV})^5 $, in the $ \bar{MS} $ scheme at scale 2 GeV.

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Optimal lattice domain-wall fermions with finite Ns

I review the lattice formulations of vector-like gauge theories (e.g. QCD) with domain-wall fermions, and discuss how to optimize the chiral symmetry for any finite N_s (in the fifth dimension), as well as to eliminate its dependence on a_5.

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Optimal lattice domain-wall fermions

I show that the conventional formulations of lattice domain-wall fermion with any finite N_s (in the fifth dimension) do not preserve the chiral symmetry optimally and propose a new action which preserves the chiral symmetry optimally for any finite N_s.

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Locality of optimal lattice domain-wall fermions

It is shown that the effective 4D lattice Dirac operator of optimal lattice domain-wall fermions with finite N_s (in the fifth dimension) is exponentially local for sufficiently smooth gauge background.

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A computational system for lattice QCD with overlap Dirac quarks

We outline the essential features of a Linux PC cluster which is now being developed at National Taiwan University, and discuss how to optimize its hardware and software for lattice QCD with overlap Dirac quarks. At present, the cluster constitutes of 30 nodes, with each node consisting of one Pentium 4 processor (1.6/2.0 GHz), one Gbyte of PC800 RDRAM, one 40/80 Gbyte hard disk, and a network card. The speed of this system is estimated to be 30 Gflops, and its price/performance ratio is better than $1.0/Mflops for 64-bit (double precision) computations in quenched lattice QCD with overlap Dirac quarks.

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A note on Zolotarev optimal rational approximation for the overlap Dirac operator

We discuss the salient features of Zolotarev optimal rational approximation for the inverse square root function, in particular, for its applications in lattice QCD with overlap Dirac quark. The theoretical error bound for the matrix-vector multiplication $ H_w (H_w^2)^{-1/2}Y $ is derived. We check that the error bound is always satisfied amply, for any QCD gauge configurations we have tested. An empirical formula for the error bound is determined, together with its numerical values (by evaluating elliptic functions) listed in Table 2 as well as plotted in Figure 3. Our results suggest that with Zolotarev approximation to $ (H_w^2)^{-1/2} $, one can practically preserve the exact chiral symmetry of the overlap Dirac operator to very high precision, for any gauge configurations on a finite lattice.

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Quenched chiral logarithms in lattice QCD with overlap Dirac quarks

We examine quenched chiral logarithms in lattice QCD with overlap Dirac quarks. From our data of m_pi^2, we determine the coefficient of quenched chiral logarithm delta = 0.203(14), 0.176(17), 0.193(17) and 0.200(13) for lattices of sizes 8^3 times 24, 10^3 times 24, 12^3 times 24 and 16^3 times 32 respectively. Also, for the first three lattice sizes, we measure the index susceptibility of the overlap Dirac operator, and use the exact relation between the index susceptibility and the eta' mass in quenched chiral perturbation theory to obtain an independent determination of delta = 0.198(27), 0.173(24), 0.169(22), which are in good agreement with those determined from m_pi^2.

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Quenched chiral logarithms in lattice QCD with exact chiral symmetry

We examine quenched chiral logarithms in lattice QCD with overlap Dirac quark. For 100 gauge configurations generated with the Wilson gauge action at $ β= 5.8 $ on the $ 8^3 \times 24 $ lattice, we compute quenched quark propagators for 12 bare quark masses. The pion decay constant is extracted from the pion propagator, and from which the lattice spacing is determined to be 0.147 fm. The presence of quenched chiral logarithm in the pion mass is confirmed, and its coefficient is determined to be $ δ= 0.203 \pm 0.014 $, in agreement with the theoretical estimate in quenched chiral perturbation theory. Further, we obtain the topological susceptibility of these 100 gauge configurations by measuring the index of the overlap Dirac operator. Using a formula due to exact chiral symmetry, we obtain the $ η' $ mass in quenched chiral perturbation theory, $ m_{η'} = (901 \pm 64) $ Mev, and an estimate of $ δ= 0.197 \pm 0.027 $, which is in good agreement with that determined from the pion mass.

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Light quark masses in quenched QCD with exact chiral symmetry

The parameters in the pseudoscalar meson mass formula in quenched chiral perturbation theory to one-loop order are determined by quenched lattice QCD with overlap Dirac operator, and from which the light quark masses are determined with the experimental inputs of pion and kaon masses, and the pion decay constant. Our results are $ m_{u,d} = 5.3 \pm 0.3 $ MeV, and $ m_s = 115\pm 8 $ MeV, in the $ \bar{MS} $ scheme at scale $ μ= 2 $ GeV.

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Perturbation Calculation of the Axial Anomaly of a Ginsparg-Wilson lattice Dirac operator

A recent proposal suggests that even if a Ginsparg-Wilson lattice Dirac operator does not possess any topological zero modes in topologically-nontrivial gauge backgrounds, it can reproduce correct axial anomaly for sufficiently smooth gauge configurations, provided that it is exponentially-local, doublers-free, and has correct continuum behavior. In this paper, we calculate the axial anomaly of this lattice Dirac operator in weak coupling perturbation theory, and show that it recovers the topological charge density in the continuum limit.

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The Index and Axial Anomaly of a lattice Dirac operator

A remarkable feature of a lattice Dirac operator is discussed. Unlike the Dirac operator for massless fermions in the continuum, this Ginsparg-Wilson lattice Dirac operator does not possess topological zero modes for any topologically-nontrivial background gauge fields, even though it is exponentially-local, doublers-free, and reproduces correct axial anomaly for topologically-trivial gauge configurations.

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The Index of a Ginsparg-Wilson Dirac operator

A novel feature of a Ginsparg-Wilson lattice Dirac operator is discussed. Unlike the Dirac operator for massless fermions in the continuum, this lattice Dirac operator does not possess topological zero modes for any topologically-nontrivial background gauge fields, even though it is exponentially-local, doublers-free, and reproduces correct axial anomaly for topologically-trivial gauge configurations.

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Can nonlocal Dirac operators be topologically proper ?

By examining the analyticity of a sequence of topologically-proper lattice Dirac operators, we show that they tend to a nonlocal Dirac operator. This implies that a nonlocal lattice Dirac operator can have exact zero modes satisfying the Atiyah-Singer index theorem, in gauge backgrounds with nonzero topological charge.

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Ginsparg-Wilson relation with R=(a γ_5 D)^{2k}

The Ginsparg-Wilson relation $D γ_5 + γ_5 D = 2 a D R γ_5 D$ with $R = (a γ_5 D)^{2k}$ is discussed. An explicit realization of D is constructed. It is shown that this sequence of topologically-proper lattice Dirac operators tend to a nonlocal operator in the limit $k \to \infty$. This suggests that the locality of a lattice Dirac operator is irrelevant to its index.

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Some remarks on the Ginsparg-Wilson fermion

We note that Fujikawa's proposal of generalization of the Ginsparg-Wilson relation is equivalent to setting $R = (a γ_5 D)^{2k}$ in the original Ginsparg-Wilson relation $D γ_5 + γ_5 D = 2 a D R γ_5 D$. An explicit realization of D follows from the Overlap construction. The general properties of D are derived. The chiral properties of these higher-order (k > 0) realizations of Overlap Dirac operator are compared to those of the Neuberger-Dirac operator (k = 0), in terms of the fermion propagator, the axial anomaly and the fermion determinant in a background gauge field. Our present results (up to lattice size 16 x 16) indicate that the chiral properties of the Neuberger-Dirac operator are better than those of higher-order ones.

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Topologically invariant transformation for lattice fermions

A transformation is devised to convert any lattice Dirac fermion operator into a Ginsparg-Wilson Dirac fermion operator. For the standard Wilson-Dirac lattice fermion operator, the transformed new operator is local, free of O(a) lattice artifacts, has correct axial anomaly in the trivial sector, and is not plagued by the notorious problems (e.g., additive mass renormalization) which occur to the standard Wilson-Dirac lattice fermion operator.

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The topological characteristics of lattice Dirac operators

We show that even if a lattice Dirac operator satisfies the conditions consisting of locality, free of species doublings, correct continuum behavior, $\gm5$-hermiticity and the Ginsparg-Wilson relation, it does not necessarily have exact zero modes in nontrivial gauge backgrounds. This implies that each lattice Dirac operator has its own topological characteristics which cannot be fixed by these conditions. The role of topological characteristics in the axial anomaly is derived explicitly.

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Chiral fermions on a finite lattice

We discuss how to formulate Dirac fermion operator on a finite lattice such that it can provide a nonperturbative regularization for massless fermion interacting with a background gauge field.

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