# The scalar glueball from a tadpole-improved action

## TL;DR

This paper uses lattice SU(3) gauge theory with an improved action to accurately compute the scalar glueball mass and string tension, aiming to reduce finite-spacing artifacts and improve results in quantum chromodynamics simulations.

## Contribution

It demonstrates the effectiveness of a tadpole-improved action in minimizing finite-spacing artifacts in lattice gauge theory calculations.

## Key findings

- Scalar glueball mass computed with reduced finite-spacing artifacts
- String tension measured accurately using improved action
- Validation of improved action approach in lattice QCD

## Abstract

The scalar glueball mass and the string tension are computed in lattice SU(3) gauge theory with the aim of establishing the effectiveness of the improved action approach in removing finite-spacing artifacts.