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Title: Gradient flows without blow-up for Lefschetz thimbles

Abstract

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.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [1];  [2]
  1. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). RIKEN Research Center
  2. Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
OSTI Identifier:
1425163
Report Number(s):
RBRC-1241; BNL-114873-2017-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 1029-8479; TRN: US1802056
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0012704
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Journal of High Energy Physics (Online); Journal Volume: 2017; Journal Issue: 10; Journal ID: ISSN 1029-8479
Publisher:
Springer Berlin
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS

Citation Formats

Tanizaki, Yuya, Nishimura, Hiromichi, and Verbaarschot, Jacobus J. M.. Gradient flows without blow-up for Lefschetz thimbles. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1007/JHEP10(2017)100.
Tanizaki, Yuya, Nishimura, Hiromichi, & Verbaarschot, Jacobus J. M.. Gradient flows without blow-up for Lefschetz thimbles. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2017)100
Tanizaki, Yuya, Nishimura, Hiromichi, and Verbaarschot, Jacobus J. M.. Mon . "Gradient flows without blow-up for Lefschetz thimbles". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2017)100. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1425163.
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abstractNote = {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.},
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number = 10,
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place = {United States},
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