26 July 2026 to 1 August 2026
University of Maryland, College Park
US/Eastern timezone

Agentic AI for QCD perturbation theory or: how I learned to stop worrying and love the bot

31 Jul 2026, 14:00
20m
Benjamin Banneker B (Adele H. Stamp Student Union)

Benjamin Banneker B

Adele H. Stamp Student Union

3972 Campus Dr, College Park, MD 20742
Contributed talk Algorithms and artificial intelligence Algorithms and artificial intelligence

Speaker

Erik Lundstrum (Columbia University)

Description

We recently completed a one-loop calculation of the RI/SMOM to $\overline{\text{MS}}$ renormalization scheme conversion factors for the $\Delta S = 1$ four-quark operators with four active quark flavors entirely by prompting an agentic AI system to generate Mathematica code. These are required perturbative inputs for lattice QCD simulations of weak processes such as the RBC/UKQCD calculation of $\Delta M_K$. We discuss our strategy and the methods we used to ensure correctness. We conclude with the prospects for using agentic AI to produce higher-loop results such as the matching factors needed to renormalize bi-local operators and higher-order Wilson coefficients.

Author

Erik Lundstrum (Columbia University)

Presentation materials