Abstract
We use lattice QCD simulations, with MILC configurations (including vacuum polarization from u, d, and s quarks), to update our previous determinations of the QCD coupling constant. Our new analysis uses results from 6 different lattice spacings and 12 different combinations of sea-quark masses to significantly reduce our previous errors. We also correct for finite-lattice-spacing errors in the scale setting, and for nonperturbative chiral corrections to the 22 short-distance quantities from which we extract the coupling. Our final result is αV(7.5GeV,nf=3)=0.2120(28), which is equivalent to αMS̄(MZ,nf=5)=0.1183(8). We compare this with our previous result from Wilson loops, which differs by one standard deviation.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 114507 |
| Journal | Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue number | 11 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2008 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)