On tadpole improvement for staggered fermions

Authors
Golterman, M
Citation
M. Golterman, On tadpole improvement for staggered fermions, NUCL PH B-P, 73, 1999, pp. 906-908
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
NUCLEAR PHYSICS B-PROCEEDINGS SUPPLEMENTS
ISSN journal
09205632 → ACNP
Volume
73
Year of publication
1999
Pages
906 - 908
Database
ISI
SICI code
0920-5632(199903)73:<906:OTIFSF>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
An explanation is proposed for the fact that Lepage-Mackenzie tadpole impro vement does not work well for staggered fermions. The idea appears to work for all renormalization constants which appear in the staggered fermion sel f-energy. Wilson fermions are also discussed.