TY - JOUR AU - Nada, A. AU - Ramos, A. PY - 2021 DA - 2021// TI - An analysis of systematic effects in finite size scaling studies using the gradient flow T2 - Eur. Phys. J. C JO - European Physical Journal C SP - 1 EP - 19pp VL - 81 IS - 1 PB - Springer AB - We propose a new strategy for the determination of the step scaling function sigma (u) in finite size scaling studies using the gradient flow. In this approach the determination of sigma (u) 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 Lambda -parameter, with special care on the perturbative truncation uncertainties. SN - 1434-6044 UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2007.12862 UR - https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-020-08759-1 DO - 10.1140/epjc/s10052-020-08759-1 LA - English N1 - WOS:000606481000001 ID - Nada+Ramos2021 ER -