Accurate Ground States of SU(2) Lattice Gauge Theory in 2+1D and 3+1D
Thomas Spriggs (Kavli institute of nanoscience Delft, TU Delft - QuTech Advanced Research Centre, TU Delft - Applied Sciences)
Eliska Greplova (Kavli institute of nanoscience Delft, TU Delft - QCD/Greplova Lab, TU Delft - Applied Sciences, TU Delft - QuTech Advanced Research Centre)
Juan Carrasquilla (ETH Zürich)
Jannes Nys (ETH Zürich)
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Abstract
We present a neural network wave function framework for solving non-Abelian lattice gauge theories in a continuous group representation. Using a combination of SU(2) equivariant neural networks alongside an SU(2) invariant, physics-inspired ansatz, we learn a parametrization of the ground state wave function of SU(2) lattice gauge theory in 2+1 and 3+1 dimensions. Our method, performed in the Hamiltonian formulation, has a straightforward generalization to SU(N). We benchmark our approach against a solely invariant ansatz by computing the ground state energy, demonstrating the need for bespoke gauge equivariant transformations. We evaluate the Creutz ratio and average Wilson loop, and obtain results in strong agreement with perturbative expansions. Our method opens up an avenue for studying lattice gauge theories beyond one dimension, with efficient scaling to larger systems, and in a way that avoids both the sign problem and any discretization of the gauge group.
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