Strong CP problem in the quantum rotor

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Main Authors: Albandea, David, Catumba, Guilherme, Ramos, Alberto
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Published: 2024
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author Albandea, David
Catumba, Guilherme
Ramos, Alberto
author_facet Albandea, David
Catumba, Guilherme
Ramos, Alberto
contents Recent studies have claimed that the strong $CP$ problem does not occur in QCD, proposing a new order of limits in volume and topological sectors when studying observables on the lattice. In order to shed light on this issue, we study the effect of the topological $θ$-term on a simple quantum mechanical rotor that allows a lattice description. The topological susceptibility and the $θ$-dependence of the energy spectrum are both computed using local lattice correlation functions. The sign problem is overcome by considering Taylor expansions in $θ$ exploiting automatic differentiation methods for Monte Carlo processes. Our findings confirm the conventional wisdom on the strong $CP$ problem.
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spellingShingle Strong CP problem in the quantum rotor
Albandea, David
Catumba, Guilherme
Ramos, Alberto
High Energy Physics - Lattice
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Recent studies have claimed that the strong $CP$ problem does not occur in QCD, proposing a new order of limits in volume and topological sectors when studying observables on the lattice. In order to shed light on this issue, we study the effect of the topological $θ$-term on a simple quantum mechanical rotor that allows a lattice description. The topological susceptibility and the $θ$-dependence of the energy spectrum are both computed using local lattice correlation functions. The sign problem is overcome by considering Taylor expansions in $θ$ exploiting automatic differentiation methods for Monte Carlo processes. Our findings confirm the conventional wisdom on the strong $CP$ problem.
title Strong CP problem in the quantum rotor
topic High Energy Physics - Lattice
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.17518