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Hep-Lat, short for High Energy Physics – Lattice, explores the fundamental forces of nature by simulating particle interactions on a digital grid. Instead of relying solely on abstract equations, researchers in this field use powerful computers to model how quarks and gluons bind together, offering deep insights into the structure of matter that are often impossible to derive analytically.
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This paper defends Large-Momentum Effective Theory (LaMET) against recent claims that it suffers from an unquantifiable inverse problem, arguing that physics-guided systematic extrapolation remains the most reliable method for estimating uncertainties in parton distribution calculations even when lattice data precision is suboptimal.
This paper reviews how recent advancements in Large Momentum Effective Theory (LaMET), including improved renormalization schemes, higher-order matching kernels, and novel lattice operators, are enhancing the precision and reliability of first-principles lattice QCD calculations for proton parton distributions.
This paper demonstrates that the Wilson formulation of fermions in lattice gauge theory unifies the description of chiral anomalies by showing how the discrete Dirac operator's eigenvalue structure, specifically the collision of complex pairs outside the perturbative region, facilitates transitions between topological sectors.
This paper calculates the leading-order mixed-action chiral perturbation theory constant using -flavor lattice ensembles, revealing that the fermion action dominates the results while the gauge action has a measurable secondary effect and charm quark loops are negligible.
This paper presents the first lattice calculation of a two-to-two particle matrix element using pionless effective field theory to demonstrate that while finite-volume formalism is unnecessary for deep-bound states, it is critical for accurately determining the infinite-volume elastic form factors and charge radii of shallow-bound states like the deuteron.
This paper demonstrates that symmetry-twisted partition functions computed via the tensor renormalization group framework effectively detect spontaneous symmetry breaking in three-dimensional models, determine the BKT transition in two dimensions, and successfully identify phase transitions in generalized two-dimensional models.
This paper reviews recent advancements in tensor network renormalization group methods, highlighting their potential to overcome sign and complex action problems in lattice field theories and their growing application to studying quantum chromodynamics at finite temperature and density, as well as universal critical behaviors via conformal field theory insights.
This paper introduces a novel generative architecture based on physics-informed kernels that resolves sign problems and enables efficient sampling for systems with complex probability distributions by mapping them to sign-problem-free manifolds, demonstrating its effectiveness in zero-dimensional field theories and real-time quantum-mechanical evolution.
Using matrix product state simulations, this paper reveals that doping the Gross-Neveu-Wilson model induces exotic inhomogeneous phases, including topological crystals and soliton lattices driven by Hilbert-space fragmentation, as well as chiral spirals, thereby demonstrating the rich finite-density landscape of lattice field theories and motivating future quantum simulations.
Using lattice Yang-Mills simulations, the paper demonstrates that a test quark near a reflective chromometallic boundary in the QCD confinement phase forms a partially confined "quarkiton" state bound by an attractive Cornell-type potential with reduced string tension, analogous to surface excitons in condensed matter physics.