Abstract
The large-N limit of the two-dimensional U(N) (Wilson) lattice gauge theory is explicitly evaluated for all fixed =g2N by steepest-descent methods. The dependence is discussed and a third-order phase transition, at =2, is discovered. The possible existence of such a weak- to strong-coupling third-order phase transition in the large-N four-dimensional lattice gauge theory is suggested, and its meaning and implications are discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 446-453 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Physical Review D |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1980 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)