Published August 1, 2002 | Version v1
Journal article

Lattice artifacts and the running of the coupling constant

  • 1. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Physik (Werner-Heisenberg-Institut), Foehringer Ring 6, D-80805 Munich (Germany)
  • 2. Physics Department, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721 (United States)

Description

We study the running of the Luescher-Weisz-Wolff (LWW) coupling constant in the two-dimensional O(3) nonlinear σ model. To investigate the continuum limit we refine the lattice spacing from the (1/16) value used by LWW up to (1/160). We find larger lattice artifacts than those estimated by LWW and that most likely the coupling constant runs slower than predicted by perturbation theory. A precise determination of the running in the continuum limit would require a controlled ansatz of extrapolation, which, we argue, is not presently available

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Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
66
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 034502-034502.5
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

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(c) 2002 The American Physical Society