Hamiltonian Truncation methods: solving strongly-coupled QFTs numerically

by Lorenzo Vitale (EPFL Lausanne)

Friday 6 Mar 2015, 14:30 → 15:30 Europe/Madrid

IFAE Seminar room (IFAE)

In this talk I will present the Hamiltonian Truncation method, one of the simplest realizations of the ''exact diagonalization'' techniques used to solve strongly-coupled QFTs numerically, as opposed to standard lattice Monte Carlo methods. I will prove the feasibility of the method by applying it to a simple non-integrable model in two dimensions, and compare the obtained results with the literature. I will also comment on similar truncation methods and on future developments aimed at making this type of techniques a useful alternative to the lattice.