A 4D-2D equivalence for large-N Yang-Mills theory
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General string-theoretic considerations suggest that four-dimensional large-N gauge theories should have dual descriptions in terms of two-dimensional conformal field theories. However, for non-supersymmetric confining theories such as pure Yang-Mills theory, a long-standing challenge has been to explicitly show that such dual descriptions actually exist. In this paper, we consider the large-N limit of four-dimensional pure Yang-Mills theory compactified on a three-sphere in the solvable limit where the sphere radius is small compared to the strong length scale, and demonstrate that the confined-phase spectrum of this gauge theory coincides with the spectrum of an irrational two-dimensional conformal field theory.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Artikelnummer | 105029 |
Tidsskrift | Physical Review D |
Vol/bind | 92 |
ISSN | 2470-0010 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 30 jul. 2015 |
Eksternt udgivet | Ja |
- hep-th
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