Index theorem with Minimally Doubled Fermions in four space-time dimensions

Abstract

We determine the zero eigenmode spectrum of Minimally Doubled Fermions (MDF), namely in Karsten-Wilczek (KW) and Borici-Creutz (BC) formulations on the 4-dimensional space-time lattice. We employ background gauge fields with integer valued topological charges. The Atiyah-Singer index theorem is verified in the presence of two different background gauge fields, namely Smit-Vink [1] and cooled down MILC asqtad ensembles with $N_f=2+1$ dynamical flavors of quarks [2]. Using flavored mass terms [3,4], we find that the spectral flow of the eigenvalues detects the topology of the background gauge field. With the use of the modified chirality operator, we obtain chiralities of the zero eigenmodes and the fermionic topological charge.

18 pages, 15 figures, 6 tables. Comments and suggestions are welcome

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