Wilson loops in 2D Yang-Mills: Euler characters and loop equations

International Journal of Modern Physics A

Volumn 11, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 3885-3933

  Ramgoolam, Sanjaye ^a,b  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000926001     PISSN: 0217751X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0217751X96001838     Document Type: Article

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