On the weak N-dependence of SO(N) and SU(N) gauge theories in 2+1 dimensions

We consider (continuum) mass ratios of the lightest ‘glueballs’ as a function of N for SO(N) and SU(N) lattice gauge theories in D=2+1. We observe that the leading large N correction is usually sufficient to describe the N-dependence of SO(N≥3) and SU(N≥2), within the errors of the numerical calcula...

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Main Authors: Andreas Athenodorou, Richard Lau, Michael Teper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-10-01
Series:Physics Letters B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269315006243