Hybrid Monte Carlo and topological modes of full QCD

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作者
Alles, B
Boyd, G
DElia, M
DiGiacomo, A
Vicari, E
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[1] UNIV PISA, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-56126 PISA, ITALY
[2] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, I-56126 PISA, ITALY
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10.1016/S0370-2693(96)01247-6
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
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We investigate the performance of the hybrid Monte Carlo algorithm, the standard algorithm used for lattice QCD simulations involving fermions, in updating non-trivial global topological structures. We find that the hybrid Monte Carlo algorithm has serious problems decorrelating the global topological charge. This represents a warning which must be seriously considered when simulating full QCD by hybrid Monte Carlo.
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