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Lattice Regularization of Reduced Kähler-Dirac Fermions and Connections to Chiral Fermions
by Simon Catterall
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Submission summary
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| Academic field: |
Physics |
| Specialties: |
- High-Energy Physics - Theory
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| Approaches: |
Theoretical, Computational |
Abstract
We show how a path integral for reduced K\"{a}hler-Dirac fermions suffers from a phase ambiguity associated with the fermion measure that is an analog of the measure problem seen for chiral fermions. However, unlike the case of chiral symmetry, a doubler free lattice action exists which is invariant under the corresponding onsite symmetry. This allows for a clear diagnosis and solution to the problem using mirror fermions resulting in a unique gauge invariant measure. By introducing an appropriate set of Yukawa interactions which are consistent with 't Hooft anomaly cancellation we conjecture the mirrors can be decoupled from low energy physics. Moreover, the minimal such K\"{a}hler-Dirac mirror model yields a light sector which corresponds, in the flat space continuum limit, to the Pati-Salam GUT model.
Author comments upon resubmission
Hello, added a footnote on page 7 concerning non-locality arising from the presence of zero modes.
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Hello, added a footnote on page 7 concerning non-locality arising from the presence of zero modes.
