Abstract
In this paper we investigate the benefits of using Z(2) circle times Z(2) single timeslice stochastic sources for the calculation of light quark physics on the lattice. Meson 2-point correlators measured using sources stochastic in only spin and those stochastic in both spin and colour indices are compared to point source correlators on the unit gauge and on a 16(3) x 32 Domain Wall QCD ensemble. It is found that the use of stochastic sources gives a considerable improvement in statistics for the same computational cost. The neutral kaon mixing matrix element B-K is also calculated on this ensemble with stochastic sources, but we conclude that the stochastic method offers no significant advantage over the traditional gauge-fixed wall source approach which already offers an exact volume average. We also discuss the application to semileptonic form factors in conjunction with partially twisted boundary conditions.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 086 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of High Energy Physics |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2008 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- lattice QCD
- kaon physics
- QCD