2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/38851We outline a simple way to include heavy quark vacuum polarization in lattice QCD simulations. The method, based on effective field theory, requires only a trivial modification of the gluon action and has no impact on simulation times. We assess the range of validity for this procedure, and the impact that it may have.8 pages; added referencesHigh Energy Physics - Latticetext