Two-loop renormalization of scalar and pseudoscalar fermion bilinears on the lattice

Abstract

We compute the two-loop renormalization functions, in the RI $^\prime$ scheme, of local bilinear quark operators $\barψΓψ$, where $Γ$ denotes the Scalar and Pseudoscalar Dirac matrices, in the lattice formulation of QCD. We consider both the flavor non-singlet and singlet operators; the latter, in the scalar case, leads directly to the two-loop fermion mass renormalization, $Z_m$. As a prerequisite for the above, we also compute the quark field renormalization, $Z_ψ$, up to two loops. We use the clover action for fermions and the Wilson action for gluons. Our results are given as a polynomial in $c_{SW}$, in terms of both the renormalized and bare coupling constant, in the renormalized Feynman gauge. We also confirm the 1-loop renormalization functions, for generic gauge. Finally, we present our results in the $\bar{MS}$ scheme, for easier comparison with calculations in the continuum. The corresponding results, for fermions in an arbitrary representation, are included in an Appendix.

30 pages, 15 figures. Correction of a minor mistake in the 2-loop result for $Z_S$ and $Z_P$. The mistake affects (very slightly) Eqs.(51-54); the change in numerical values is too small to alter the ensuing plots. All conclusions remain unchanged