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A novel Bayesian approach to spectral function reconstruction

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We present a novel approach to the inference of spectral functions from Euclidean time correlator data that makes close contact with modern Bayesian concepts. Our method differs significantly from the maximum entropy method (MEM). A new set of axioms is postulated for the prior probability, leading to an improved expression, which is devoid of the asymptotically flat directions present in the Shanon-Jaynes entropy. Hyperparameters are integrated out explicitly, liberating us from the Gaussian approximations underlying the evidence approach of the MEM. We present a realistic test of our method in the context of the non-perturbative extraction of the heavy quark potential. Based on hard-thermal-loop correlator mock data, we establish firm requirements in the number of data points and their accuracy for a successful extraction of the potential from lattice QCD. An improved potential estimation from previously investigated quenched lattice QCD correlators is provided.

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Highly improved staggered quarks on anisotropic lattices

hep-lat · 2026-06-26 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Tuning study of aHISQ action on anisotropic lattices from 1 to 8, with comparison of fermion anisotropy tuning and an empirical model for pion taste splittings showing qualitatively different behavior versus naive staggered quarks.

Inverse problem in the LaMET framework

hep-lat · 2025-04-24 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Analysis of non-perturbative lattice data shows that the inverse problem in LaMET introduces significant uncertainties in parton distributions, especially from harmonics around λ=5-15, and that exact asymptotic decay matters little in the currently applicable x range.

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