Uncertainty quantification in lattice QCD calculations for nuclear physics

Journal Article · Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 EST 2015 · Journal of Physics. G, Nuclear and Particle Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/0954-3899/42/3/034022· OSTI ID:1169643

Beane, Silas R. ^[1]; Detmold, William ^[2]; Orginos, Kostas ^[3]; Savage, Martin J. ^[4]

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1. Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States)
2. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
3. College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA (United States); Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
4. Institute for Nuclear Theory, Seattle, WA (United States)

The numerical technique of Lattice QCD holds the promise of connecting the nuclear forces, nuclei, the spectrum and structure of hadrons, and the properties of matter under extreme conditions with the underlying theory of the strong interactions, quantum chromodynamics. A distinguishing, and thus far unique, feature of this formulation is that all of the associated uncertainties, both statistical and systematic can, in principle, be systematically reduced to any desired precision with sufficient computational and human resources. As a result, we review the sources of uncertainty inherent in Lattice QCD calculations for nuclear physics, and discuss how each is quantified in current efforts.

• Research Organization: Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-06OR23177
• OSTI ID: 1169643
• Report Number(s): JLAB-THY-14-1964; DOE/OR/23177-3229; arXiv:1410.2937
• Journal Information: Journal of Physics. G, Nuclear and Particle Physics, Vol. 42, Issue 3; ISSN 0954-3899
• Publisher: IOP Publishing
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

lattice QCD
uncertainty quantification
nuclear physics