Precision study of the SU(3) topological susceptibility in the continuum

We determine the topological susceptibility in the SU(3) pure gauge theory. We perform a series of high-statistics lattice studies and take the combined continuum and infinite volume limit. We find chi_{top}r_0^4=0.0524(7)(6) which translates into chi_{top}^{1/4}=193(1)(8)MeV with the second error exclusively due to the intrinsic scale ambiguity.

gauge field theory: SU(3)
lattice field theory
susceptibility: topological
continuum limit
charge: topological
numerical calculations: Monte Carlo

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