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Resurrecting the coherent state variational algorithm for large N gauge theories

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: A bstract The feasibility of studying, numerically, properties of infinite volume QCD-like theories in the large N limit using coherent state variational methods is reassessed. An entirely new implementation of this approach is described, applicable to SU( N ) lattice gauge theories, with or without fundamental representation fermions, on cubic lattices of up to four dimensions. In addition to various test cases, initial results are presented for Hamiltonian Yang-Mills theory on an infinite two-dimensional spatial lattice.

Source: Journal of High Energy Physics

DOI: 10.1007/jhep05(2026)091

Author: Laurence G. Yaffe

Institution: University of Washington

Language: English

Topic: Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: U.S. Department of Energy

Award: THEORETICAL PHYSICS OF PARTICLES, FIELDS AND STRINGS