A worldsheet description of large Nc quantum field theory

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作者
Bardakci, K [1 ]
Thorn, CB
机构
[1] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Phys, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
[2] Univ Calif Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab, Theoret Phys Grp, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/S0550-3213(02)00034-2
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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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摘要
The N-c --> infinity limit of a matrix quantum field theory is equivalent to summing only planar Feymnan diagrams. The possibility of interpreting this sum as some kind worldsheet theory has been in the air ever since 't Hooft's original paper. We establish here just such a worldsheet description for a scalar quantum field with interaction term g Trphi(3) / rootN(c), and we indicate how the approach might be extended to more general field theories. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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