出版社:SISSA, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati
摘要:We propose to apply “worldline numerics” to a numerical calculation of quark determinants. The
Gross-Neveu model with a U(1) chiral symmetry is considered as a first test. The worldline approach
allows for an analytic renormalisation, and only finite parts of the determinant require a
numerical calculation. It is shown that the discretisation of the worldlines, which is central to the
numerical treatment, preserves chiral symmetry exactly. Numerical results for a kink configuration
as a scalar background field are shown and compared with analytical results. The case of
finite fermion chemical potential is also briefly discussed.