Phys. Rev. D 70, 091501 (2004) [3 pages]Positivity and topology in lattice gauge theory |
Michael Creutz
Physics Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
Received 4 September 2004; published 1 November 2004
The admissibility condition usually used to define the topological charge in lattice gauge theory is incompatible with a positive transfer matrix.
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URL: http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRD/v70/e091501
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.70.091501
PACS: 11.15.Ha, 11.30.Rd, 12.38.Aw
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