Deep learning lattice gauge theories

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Hauptverfasser: Apte, Anuj, Ashmore, Anthony, Cordova, Clay, Huang, Tzu-Chen
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author Apte, Anuj
Ashmore, Anthony
Cordova, Clay
Huang, Tzu-Chen
author_facet Apte, Anuj
Ashmore, Anthony
Cordova, Clay
Huang, Tzu-Chen
contents Monte Carlo methods have led to profound insights into the strong-coupling behaviour of lattice gauge theories and produced remarkable results such as first-principles computations of hadron masses. Despite tremendous progress over the last four decades, fundamental challenges such as the sign problem and the inability to simulate real-time dynamics remain. Neural network quantum states have emerged as an alternative method that seeks to overcome these challenges. In this work, we use gauge-invariant neural network quantum states to accurately compute the ground state of $\mathbb{Z}_N$ lattice gauge theories in $2+1$ dimensions. Using transfer learning, we study the distinct topological phases and the confinement phase transition of these theories. For $\mathbb{Z}_2$, we identify a continuous transition and compute critical exponents, finding excellent agreement with existing numerics for the expected Ising universality class. In the $\mathbb{Z}_3$ case, we observe a weakly first-order transition and identify the critical coupling. Our findings suggest that neural network quantum states are a promising method for precise studies of lattice gauge theory.
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spellingShingle Deep learning lattice gauge theories
Apte, Anuj
Ashmore, Anthony
Cordova, Clay
Huang, Tzu-Chen
High Energy Physics - Lattice
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Machine Learning
High Energy Physics - Theory
Monte Carlo methods have led to profound insights into the strong-coupling behaviour of lattice gauge theories and produced remarkable results such as first-principles computations of hadron masses. Despite tremendous progress over the last four decades, fundamental challenges such as the sign problem and the inability to simulate real-time dynamics remain. Neural network quantum states have emerged as an alternative method that seeks to overcome these challenges. In this work, we use gauge-invariant neural network quantum states to accurately compute the ground state of $\mathbb{Z}_N$ lattice gauge theories in $2+1$ dimensions. Using transfer learning, we study the distinct topological phases and the confinement phase transition of these theories. For $\mathbb{Z}_2$, we identify a continuous transition and compute critical exponents, finding excellent agreement with existing numerics for the expected Ising universality class. In the $\mathbb{Z}_3$ case, we observe a weakly first-order transition and identify the critical coupling. Our findings suggest that neural network quantum states are a promising method for precise studies of lattice gauge theory.
title Deep learning lattice gauge theories
topic High Energy Physics - Lattice
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Machine Learning
High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.14830