Determining the mass anomalous dimension through the eigenmodes of Dirac operator

Nov 6, 2013
7 pages
Published in:
  • PoS LATTICE2013 (2014) 088
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  • Published: 2014
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Abstract: (arXiv)
We define a scale-dependent effective mass anomalous dimension from the scaling of the mode number of the massless Dirac operator, which connects the perturbative γm\gamma_m of an asymptotically-free system to the universal γm\gamma_m^{\star} at a conformal fixed point. We use a stochastic algorithm to measure the mode number up to the cutoff scale on lattices as large as 48448^4. Focusing on SU(3) lattice gauge theory with Nf=12N_f = 12 massless fundamental fermions, we examine systematic effects due to finite volumes and non-zero fermion masses. Our results suggest the existence of an infrared fixed point with γm0.25\gamma_m^{\star} \approx 0.25. Our method provides a unique probe to study systems from the UV to the IR. It is universal and can be applied to any lattice model of interest, including both chirally-broken and IR-conformal systems.
Note:
  • 7 pages, 3 figures
  • mass: anomalous dimension
  • operator: Dirac
  • fermion: massless
  • fixed point: conformal
  • fixed point: infrared
  • model: lattice
  • lattice field theory
  • SU(3)
  • scale dependence
  • finite size: effect