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Some aspects of large-N theories

Sumit R. Das

Sumit R. Das

  • Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510

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Rev. Mod. Phys. 59, 235 – Published 1 January, 1987

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.59.235

Abstract

This is a pedagogical review of some aspects of quantum field theories in the limit in which the number of internal degrees of freedom is large. The focus is on large-N QCD. The authors briefly discuss several well-known approaches to a solution of the N=∞ limit: loop equations, classical actions, and master fields. Eguchi-Kawai models are discussed in detail, and some recently obtained numerical results are reviewed.

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