$K$-theoretic computation of the Atiyah(-Patodi)-Singer index of lattice Dirac operators

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Hauptverfasser: Aoki, Shoto, Fukaya, Hidenori, Furuta, Mikio, Matsuo, Shinichiroh, Onogi, Tetsuya, Yamaguchi, Satoshi
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author Aoki, Shoto
Fukaya, Hidenori
Furuta, Mikio
Matsuo, Shinichiroh
Onogi, Tetsuya
Yamaguchi, Satoshi
author_facet Aoki, Shoto
Fukaya, Hidenori
Furuta, Mikio
Matsuo, Shinichiroh
Onogi, Tetsuya
Yamaguchi, Satoshi
contents We show that the Wilson Dirac operator in lattice gauge theory can be identified as a mathematical object in $K$-theory and that its associated spectral flow is equal to the index. In comparison to the standard lattice Dirac operator index, our formulation does not require the Ginsparg-Wilson relation and has broader applicability to systems with boundaries and to the mod-two version of the indices in general dimensions. We numerically verify that the $K$ and $KO$ group formulas reproduce the known index theorems in continuum theory. We examine the Atiyah-Singer index on a flat two-dimensional torus and, for the first time, demonstrate that the Atiyah-Patodi-Singer index with nontrivial curved boundaries, as well as the mod-two versions, can be computed on a lattice.
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spellingShingle $K$-theoretic computation of the Atiyah(-Patodi)-Singer index of lattice Dirac operators
Aoki, Shoto
Fukaya, Hidenori
Furuta, Mikio
Matsuo, Shinichiroh
Onogi, Tetsuya
Yamaguchi, Satoshi
High Energy Physics - Theory
High Energy Physics - Lattice
K-Theory and Homology
We show that the Wilson Dirac operator in lattice gauge theory can be identified as a mathematical object in $K$-theory and that its associated spectral flow is equal to the index. In comparison to the standard lattice Dirac operator index, our formulation does not require the Ginsparg-Wilson relation and has broader applicability to systems with boundaries and to the mod-two version of the indices in general dimensions. We numerically verify that the $K$ and $KO$ group formulas reproduce the known index theorems in continuum theory. We examine the Atiyah-Singer index on a flat two-dimensional torus and, for the first time, demonstrate that the Atiyah-Patodi-Singer index with nontrivial curved boundaries, as well as the mod-two versions, can be computed on a lattice.
title $K$-theoretic computation of the Atiyah(-Patodi)-Singer index of lattice Dirac operators
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
High Energy Physics - Lattice
K-Theory and Homology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.23921