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Title: Gradient flows without blow-up for Lefschetz thimbles

Journal Article · · Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)
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  1. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). RIKEN Research Center
  2. Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy

We propose new gradient flows that define Lefschetz thimbles and do not blow up in a finite flow time. Here, we study analytic properties of these gradient flows, and confirm them by numerical tests in simple examples.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP) (SC-26)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704
OSTI ID:
1425163
Report Number(s):
RBRC-1241; BNL-114873-2017-JAAM
Journal Information:
Journal of High Energy Physics (Online), Journal Name: Journal of High Energy Physics (Online) Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 2017; ISSN 1029-8479
Publisher:
Springer BerlinCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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