Numerical determination of the width and shape of the effective string using Stochastic Normalizing Flows

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2409.15937v2
• Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2025 13:48:54 GMT
• Title: Numerical determination of the width and shape of the effective string using Stochastic Normalizing Flows
• Authors: Michele Caselle, Elia Cellini, Alessandro Nada,
• Abstract summary: Flow-based architectures have proved to be an efficient tool for numerical simulations of Effective String Theories regularized on the lattice. In this work we use Normalizing Flows, a state-of-the-art deep learning architecture based on non-equilibrium Monte Carlo simulations, to study different effective string models.
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• Abstract: Flow-based architectures have recently proved to be an efficient tool for numerical simulations of Effective String Theories regularized on the lattice that otherwise cannot be efficiently sampled by standard Monte Carlo methods. In this work we use Stochastic Normalizing Flows, a state-of-the-art deep learning architecture based on non-equilibrium Monte Carlo simulations, to study different effective string models. After testing the reliability of this approach through a comparison with exact results for the Nambu-Got\={o} model, we discuss results on observables that are challenging to study analytically, such as the width of the string and the shape of the flux density. Furthermore, we perform a novel numerical study of Effective String Theories with terms beyond the Nambu-Got\={o} action, including a broader discussion on their significance for lattice gauge theories. The combination of these findings enables a quantitative description of the fine details of the confinement mechanism in different lattice gauge theories. The results presented in this work establish the reliability and feasibility of flow-based samplers for Effective String Theories and pave the way for future applications on more complex models.

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