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Evaluation of the free energy of two-dimensional Yang-Mills theory

Year: 1996

Type: article

Abstract: The free energy in the weak-coupling phase of two-dimensional Yang-Mills theory on a sphere for $\mathrm{SO}(N)$ and $\mathrm{Sp}(N)$ is evaluated in the $\frac{1}{N}$ expansion using the techniques of Gross and Matytsin. Many features of Yang-Mills theory are universal among different gauge groups in the large $N$ limit, but significant differences arise in subleading order in $\frac{1}{N}$.

Source: Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields

DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.54.1809

Authors: Michael Crescimanno, Stephen G. Naculich, Howard J. Schnitzer

Institution: Berea College

Language: English

Topic: Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: U.S. Department of Energy

Award: TAS::89 0222::TAS RESEARCH IN ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYSICS