Infinite N phase transitions in continuum Wilson loop operators

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn , Issue 3, 2006, Pages 4581-4612

  Narayanan, Rajamani ^a   Neuberger, Herbert ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

1 N Expansion; Lattice Gauge Field Theories

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645661768     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2006/03/064     Document Type: Article

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