Instanton content of the SU(3) vacuum

DOI10.1016/S0920-5632(99)85118-4zbMATH Open1051.81553arXivhep-lat/9810067MaRDI QIDQ5961301FDOQ5961301

Authors: Anna Hasenfratz, Chet Nieter 

Publication date: 24 April 2002

Published in: Nuclear Physics. B. Proceedings Supplements (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We study the topological content of the SU(3) vacuum using a method based on RG mapping developed for SU(2) gauge theory earlier. RG mapping, in which a series of APE-smearing steps is done while tracking the observables, reduces the short range fluctuations in the gauge fields while preserving the long structure. This allows us to study the instanton size distribution and topological susceptibility for SU(3) gauge theory. We arrive at a value for the topological susceptibility ${chi}^{1/4}$, of 203(5) MeV. The size distribution peaks at $ho=0.3fm$, and is in good agreement with the prediction of the instanton liquid models.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-lat/9810067

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zbMATH Keywords

gauge theorytopological susceptibilityRG mapping

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in quantum field theory (81T13)

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