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Main Authors: Smith, Wyatt A., Fernández-Ramírez, César, Greensite, Jeff, Szczepaniak, Adam P.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.29109
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author Smith, Wyatt A.
Fernández-Ramírez, César
Greensite, Jeff
Szczepaniak, Adam P.
author_facet Smith, Wyatt A.
Fernández-Ramírez, César
Greensite, Jeff
Szczepaniak, Adam P.
contents As a first step towards machine identification of confining objects in thermalized lattice gauge configurations, we present our 2dVoId model for center vortex identification on pure SU(2) lattices in $D = 2$ dimensions. We create a training set by inserting thin Z2 vortices at various locations on a zero action lattice, and then distort those configurations by applying random SU(2) gauge transformations, noise, and by thickening the vortices via cooling. For moderate vortex visibility, our model is able to reliably identify the location of center vortices. We additionally demonstrate scalability through tiling strategies, which will enable generalization to higher dimensions while reducing training costs.
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spellingShingle First steps towards gauge-independent vortex identification through machine learning
Smith, Wyatt A.
Fernández-Ramírez, César
Greensite, Jeff
Szczepaniak, Adam P.
High Energy Physics - Lattice
Nuclear Theory
As a first step towards machine identification of confining objects in thermalized lattice gauge configurations, we present our 2dVoId model for center vortex identification on pure SU(2) lattices in $D = 2$ dimensions. We create a training set by inserting thin Z2 vortices at various locations on a zero action lattice, and then distort those configurations by applying random SU(2) gauge transformations, noise, and by thickening the vortices via cooling. For moderate vortex visibility, our model is able to reliably identify the location of center vortices. We additionally demonstrate scalability through tiling strategies, which will enable generalization to higher dimensions while reducing training costs.
title First steps towards gauge-independent vortex identification through machine learning
topic High Energy Physics - Lattice
Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.29109