Covariance fitting of highly-correlated data in lattice QCD

Journal of the Korean Physical Society

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 145-162

  Yoon, Boram ^a   Jang, Yong Chull ^a   Jung, Chulwoo ^b   Lee, Weonjong ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

BK; CP violation; Lattice QCD

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881069051     PISSN: 03744884     EISSN: 19768524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3938/jkps.63.145     Document Type: Article

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