SU(3) lattice gauge theory with a mixed fundamental and adjoint plaquette action: Lattice artefacts

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 77-103

  Hasenbusch, Martin ^a   Necco, Silvia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE DE PHYSIQUE THÉORIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Lattice Gauge Field Theories; Lattice QCD

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044495189     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2004/08/005     Document Type: Review

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