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Phys. Rev. D 64, 034510 (2001) [15 pages]

Supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory on the lattice with domain wall fermions

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George T. Fleming
Physics Department, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210

John B. Kogut and Pavlos M. Vranas
Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801

Received 16 February 2001; published 10 July 2001

The dynamical N=1, SU(2) super Yang-Mills theory is studied on the lattice using a new lattice fermion regulator, domain wall fermions. This formulation even at nonzero lattice spacing does not require fine-tuning, has improved chiral properties and can produce topological zero-mode phenomena. Numerical simulations of the full theory on lattices with the topology of a torus indicate the formation of a gluino condensate which is sustained at the chiral limit. The condensate is nonzero even for small volume and small supersymmetry breaking mass where zero mode effects due to gauge fields with fractional topological charge appear to play a role.

© 2001 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.64.034510
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevD.64.034510
PACS:
11.15.Ha, 02.70.-c, 11.30.Pb, 11.30.Rd