Normalizing flows for all-orders QED corrections in lattice field theory

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Autori principali: Hermansson-Truedsson, Nils, Kanwar, Gurtej
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author Hermansson-Truedsson, Nils
Kanwar, Gurtej
author_facet Hermansson-Truedsson, Nils
Kanwar, Gurtej
contents This work develops a framework to apply normalizing-flow transformations of field configurations for all-orders Quantum Electrodynamics (QED) corrections in lattice field theory. This opens a new possibility to determine all-order corrections without the need for additional Monte Carlo sampling, generally bypassing the complexity in Wick-contraction diagrams needed at fixed order. The new method is applied to lattice scalar QED in two, three, and four spacetime dimensions, using both analytical and machine-learned flows, with both approaches yielding estimates with significantly reduced variance with respect to standard methods. It is further shown that flows can be trained using small lattice geometries and subsequently evaluated on much larger lattice geometries while maintaining good efficiency. A generalization to theories with fermions is envisaged, suggesting a path to applications in challenging field theories including lattice Quantum Chromodynamics.
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spellingShingle Normalizing flows for all-orders QED corrections in lattice field theory
Hermansson-Truedsson, Nils
Kanwar, Gurtej
High Energy Physics - Lattice
This work develops a framework to apply normalizing-flow transformations of field configurations for all-orders Quantum Electrodynamics (QED) corrections in lattice field theory. This opens a new possibility to determine all-order corrections without the need for additional Monte Carlo sampling, generally bypassing the complexity in Wick-contraction diagrams needed at fixed order. The new method is applied to lattice scalar QED in two, three, and four spacetime dimensions, using both analytical and machine-learned flows, with both approaches yielding estimates with significantly reduced variance with respect to standard methods. It is further shown that flows can be trained using small lattice geometries and subsequently evaluated on much larger lattice geometries while maintaining good efficiency. A generalization to theories with fermions is envisaged, suggesting a path to applications in challenging field theories including lattice Quantum Chromodynamics.
title Normalizing flows for all-orders QED corrections in lattice field theory
topic High Energy Physics - Lattice
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.22444