Variational master field for large-N interacting matrix models - Free random variables on trial

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 488, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 735-774

  Engelhardt, M ^a,b,c   Levit, S ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Large N limit; Matrix models; Variational method

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031585022     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(97)00043-6     Document Type: Article

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