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| author | Sulc, Antonin Connor, Patrick L. S. |
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| contents | This study presents an analysis of modern open-source large language models (LLMs) -- including Llama, Qwen, and Gemma -- to evaluate their encoded knowledge of Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD). Through reverse engineering of these models' representations, we uncover the naturally idiosyncratic patterns in how foundational QCD concepts are embedded within their parameter spaces. Our methodology combines targeted probing techniques and knowledge extraction protocols to assess the models' understanding of critical QCD principles like color confinement, asymptotic freedom, and the running coupling constant. This work provides a tool for utilizing LLMs as an assistant in physics research, while also highlighting current limitations in their representation of advanced quantum field theory concepts that future model development should address. |
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| spellingShingle | QCD in Language Models: What do they really know about QCD? Sulc, Antonin Connor, Patrick L. S. High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability This study presents an analysis of modern open-source large language models (LLMs) -- including Llama, Qwen, and Gemma -- to evaluate their encoded knowledge of Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD). Through reverse engineering of these models' representations, we uncover the naturally idiosyncratic patterns in how foundational QCD concepts are embedded within their parameter spaces. Our methodology combines targeted probing techniques and knowledge extraction protocols to assess the models' understanding of critical QCD principles like color confinement, asymptotic freedom, and the running coupling constant. This work provides a tool for utilizing LLMs as an assistant in physics research, while also highlighting current limitations in their representation of advanced quantum field theory concepts that future model development should address. |
| title | QCD in Language Models: What do they really know about QCD? |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.02072 |