Large N and double scaling limits in two dimensions

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1069-1101

  Ferrari, Frank ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

1 N Expansion; 2D Gravity; Field Theories in Lower Dimensions

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044432505     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2002/05/044     Document Type: Article

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