Resolving exceptional configurations in quenched lattice QCD

1998/09/23 by M. Göckeler, A. Hoferichter, R. Horsley +6 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #High-Energy Particle Collisions Research #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #hep-lat

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/s0920-5632(99)85235-9

published as Nucl.Phys.Proc.Suppl.73:889-891,1999 · Lattice98(spectrum)

arxiv created 1998/09/23 · openalex publication_date 1999/03/01 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

Quenched lattice QCD calculations with Wilson-type fermions at small quark masses are impeded by exceptional configurations. We show how this problem can be resolved in a practicable way without changing the physics in the chiral limit.

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