Theoretical and Computational Aspects of New Lattice Fermion Formulations

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In this work we investigate theoretical and computational aspects of novel lattice fermion formulations for the simulation of lattice gauge theories.

• The lattice approach to quantum gauge theories is an important tool for studying quantum chromodynamics, where it is the only known framework for calculating physical observables from first principles.
• In our investigations we focus on staggered Wilson fermions and the related staggered domain wall and staggered overlap formulations.
• Originally proposed by Adams, these new fermion discretizations bear the potential to reduce the computational costs of state-of-the-art Monte Carlo simulations.