Abstract
The recently developed Symanzik-improved staggered-quark discretization allows unquenched lattice-QCD simulations with much smaller (and more realistic) quark masses than previously possible. To test this formalism, we compare experiment with a variety of nonperturbative calculations in QCD drawn from a restricted set of “gold-plated” quantities. We find agreement to within statistical and systematic errors of [Formula presented] or less. We discuss the implications for phenomenology and, in particular, for heavy-quark physics.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 5 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Journal | Physical review letters |
Volume | 92 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy