Published September 1996 | Version v1
Journal article

Exact Solution of the One-Dimensional Non-Abelian Coulomb Gas at Large N

  • 1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z1 (CANADA)
  • 2. Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics, B. Cheremushkinskaya 25, 117259 Moscow, RF (Russia)
  • 3. Steklov Mathematical Institute, Vavilov St. 42, GSP-1, 117966 Moscow, RF (Russia)

Description

The problem of computing the thermodynamic properties of a one-dimensional gas of particles which transform in the adjoint representation of the gauge group and interact through non-Abelian electric fields is formulated and solved in the large N limit. The explicit solution exhibits a first order confinement-deconfinement phase transition with computable properties and describes two-dimensional adjoint QCD in the limit where matter field masses are large. copyright 1996 The American Physical Society

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Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
77
Journal Issue
11
Journal Page Range
p. 2174-2177.
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO