# Unphysical poles and dispersion relations for M\"obius domain-wall fermions in free field theory at finite $L_s$

## TL;DR

This paper analyzes the unphysical poles in the quark propagator of M"obius domain-wall fermions, revealing how parameter choices influence unphysical contributions and suggesting ways to suppress them for improved lattice QCD simulations.

## Contribution

It provides a detailed analysis of unphysical poles and their dispersion relations in M"obius domain-wall fermions at finite $L_s$, offering insights for optimizing parameters to reduce unphysical effects.

## Key findings

- Unphysical poles exist alongside the physical pole in the propagator.
- Small values of the M"obius parameter $b-c$ increase the unphysical pole masses.
- Adjusting parameters can suppress contributions from unphysical poles.

## Abstract

We find that the quark propagator constructed from the domain-wall fermion operator has $L_s-1$ extra poles as well as the pole that realizes the physical quark in the continuum limit. We show the energy-momentum dispersion relation for the physical and unphysical poles of M\"obius domain-wall fermions in free field theory at finite $L_s$. The dependence of extra pole energies on the M\"obius parameter $b-c$ and on the domain-wall height $M_5$ is investigated. Our result suggests that small values of $b-c$ set a large lower bound on the unphysical pole masses and the contribution of these poles could be suppressed well by calculating with small $b-c$.