Vacuum structure and thermodynamics of two dimensional guage theories coupled to matter

The physics of two-dimensional Yang-Mills theories both with and without heavy, static matter is investigated. In particular, we focus on the relationship of these systems to the mathematical structures of Lie group theory. From this point of view explicit calculations of the vacuum structure and...

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Main Author: Paniak, Lori Dean
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/9565