Massive Photons: An Infrared Regularization Scheme for Lattice QCD plus QED

作者:Endres Michael G*; Shindler Andrea; Tiburzi Brian C; Walker Loud Andre
来源:Physical Review Letters, 2016, 117(7): 072002.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.072002

摘要

Standard methods for including electromagnetic interactions in lattice quantum chromodynamics calculations result in power-law finite-volume corrections to physical quantities. Removing these by extrapolation requires costly computations at multiple volumes. We introduce a photon mass to alternatively regulate the infrared, and rely on effective field theory to remove its unphysical effects. Electromagnetic modifications to the hadron spectrum are reliably estimated with a precision and cost comparable to conventional approaches that utilize multiple larger volumes. A significant overall cost advantage emerges when accounting for ensemble generation. The proposed method may benefit lattice calculations involving multiple charged hadrons, as well as quantum many-body computations with long-range Coulomb interactions.

  • 出版日期2016-8-10
  • 单位MIT; RIKEN