https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-020-08759-1
Regular Article – Theoretical Physics
An analysis of systematic effects in finite size scaling studies using the gradient flow
1
John von Neumann Institute for Computing (NIC), DESY, Platanenallee 6, 15738, Zeuthen, Germany
2
Instituto de Física Corpuscular (IFIC), CSIC-Universitat de Valencia, 46071, Valencia, Spain
Received:
7
August
2020
Accepted:
13
December
2020
Published online:
2
January
2021
We propose a new strategy for the determination of the step scaling function 
in finite size scaling studies using the gradient flow. In this approach the determination of is broken in two pieces: a change of the flow time at fixed physical size, and a change of the size of the system at fixed flow time. Using both perturbative arguments and a set of simulations in the pure gauge theory we show that this approach leads to a better control over the continuum extrapolations. Following this new proposal we determine the running coupling at high energies in the pure gauge theory and re-examine the determination of the 
-parameter, with special care on the perturbative truncation uncertainties.
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