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First results from lattice simulation of the PWMM

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We present results of lattice simulations of the Plane Wave Matrix Model (PWMM). The PWMM is a theory of supersymmetric quantum mechanics that has a well-defined canonical ensemble. We simulate this theory by applying rational hybrid Monte Carlo techniques to a naïve lattice action. We examine the strong coupling behaviour of the model focussing on the deconfinement transition.

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  1. Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 13244, U.S.A.

    Simon Catterall

  2. Michigan Center for Theoretical Physics, Randall Laboratory of Physics, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-1040, U.S.A.

    Greg van Anders

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Catterall, S., van Anders, G. First results from lattice simulation of the PWMM. J. High Energ. Phys. 2010, 88 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP09(2010)088

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