Topological Susceptibility under Gradient Flow

Abstract

We study the impact of the Gradient Flow on the topology in various models of lattice field theory. The topological susceptibility ${\chi }_{\mathrm{t}}$ is measured directly, and by the slab method, which is based on the topological content of sub-volumes ("slabs") and estimates ${\chi }_{\mathrm{t}}$ even when the system remains trapped in a fixed topological sector. The results obtained by both methods are essentially consistent, but the impact of the Gradient Flow on the characteristic quantity of the slab method seems to be different in 2-flavour QCD and in the 2d O(3) model. In the latter model, we further address the question whether or not the Gradient Flow leads to a finite continuum limit of the topological susceptibility (rescaled by the correlation length squared, ${\xi }^2$). This ongoing study is based on direct measurements of ${\chi }_{\mathrm{t}}$ in $L\times L$ lattices, at $L/\xi \simeq 6$.

arXiv comment8 pages, LaTex, 5 figures, talk presented at the 35th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory, June 18-24, 2017, Granada, Spain

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