18.–21. Feb. 2014
GSI
Europe/Berlin Zeitzone

The density-of-states approach for dense matter Monte-Carlo simulations

21.02.2014, 10:00
30m
KBW Lecture Hall (GSI)

KBW Lecture Hall

GSI

Planckstraße 1 64291 Darmstadt

Sprecher

Prof. Kurt Langfeld (Plymouth University)

Beschreibung

Dense matter quantum field theory is hampered by the notorious sign-problem: the Gibbs factor is not (semi-)positive definite and standard Monte-Carlo simulations are not applicable. We propose to perform Monte-Carlo sampling with respect to the density of states, which is positive even for dense matter systems. I showcase this approach for a SU(2) gauge theory at finite densities of heavy quarks. I then address the Z3 spin model at finite chemical potentials, which features a strong sign problem.

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