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Monte Carlo Simulations of Lattice QCD

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QCD and Numerical Analysis III

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering ((LNCSE,volume 47))

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This survey reviews computational methodologies in lattice gauge theory as a discretisation of QCD. We particularly focus on techniques for stochastic processes and molecular dynamics which are at the heart of modern lattice QCD simulations.

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  1. School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland

    Mike Peardon

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  1. School of Physics, University of Edinburgh, Mayfield Road, EH9 3JZ, Edinburgh, UK

    Artan Bori~i , Bálint Joó , Anthony Kennedy  & Brian Pendleton , ,  & 

  2. Fachbereich C — Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Gaußstr. 20, 42097, Wuppertal, Germany

    Andreas Frommer

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Peardon, M. (2005). Monte Carlo Simulations of Lattice QCD. In: Bori~i, A., Frommer, A., Joó, B., Kennedy, A., Pendleton, B. (eds) QCD and Numerical Analysis III. Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering, vol 47. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28504-0_4

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