Lattice gauge theory with staggered fermions: how, where, and why (not)

Proceedings of Science

Volumn 42, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Kronfeld, Andreas S ^a  

^a FERMI NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

QUANTUM THEORY;

CONTINUUM LIMITS; LATTICE GAUGE THEORY; LATTICE QCD; SEA QUARKS; TECHNICAL IMPROVEMENT;

LATTICE THEORY;

EID: 85055420411     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18248039     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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