18 research outputs found
Theta Sectors and Thermodynamics of a Classical Adjoint Gas
The effect of topology on the thermodynamics of a gas of adjoint
representation charges interacting via 1+1 dimensional SU(N) gauge fields is
investigated. We demonstrate explicitly the existence of multiple vacua
parameterized by the discrete superselection variable k=1,...,N. In the low
pressure limit, the k dependence of the adjoint gas equation of state is
calculated and shown to be non-trivial. Conversely, in the limit of high system
pressure, screening by the adjoint charges results in an equation of state
independent of k. Additionally, the relation of this model to adjoint QCD at
finite temperature in two dimensions and the limit of large N are discussed.Comment: 17 pages LaTeX, 3 eps figures, uses eps
Open Wilson Lines and Group Theory of Noncommutative Yang-Mills Theory in Two Dimensions
The correlation functions of open Wilson line operators in two-dimensional
Yang-Mills theory on the noncommutative torus are computed exactly. The
correlators are expressed in two equivalent forms. An instanton expansion
involves only topological numbers of Heisenberg modules and enables extraction
of the weak-coupling limit of the gauge theory. A dual algebraic expansion
involves only group theoretic quantities, winding numbers and translational
zero modes, and enables analysis of the strong-coupling limit of the gauge
theory and the high-momentum behaviour of open Wilson lines. The dual
expressions can be interpreted physically as exact sums over contributions from
virtual electric dipole quanta.Comment: 37 pages. References adde
Loop Equation in Two-dimensional Noncommutative Yang-Mills Theory
The classical analysis of Kazakov and Kostov of the Makeenko-Migdal loop
equation in two-dimensional gauge theory leads to usual partial differential
equations with respect to the areas of windows formed by the loop. We extend
this treatment to the case of U(N) Yang-Mills defined on the noncommutative
plane. We deal with all the subtleties which arise in their two-dimensional
geometric procedure, using where needed results from the perturbative
computations of the noncommutative Wilson loop available in the literature. The
open Wilson line contribution present in the non-commutative version of the
loop equation drops out in the resulting usual differential equations. These
equations for all N have the same form as in the commutative case for N to
infinity. However, the additional supplementary input from factorization
properties allowing to solve the equations in the commutative case is no longer
valid.Comment: 20 pages, 3 figures, references added, small clarifications adde
Morita Duality and Noncommutative Wilson Loops in Two Dimensions
We describe a combinatorial approach to the analysis of the shape and
orientation dependence of Wilson loop observables on two-dimensional
noncommutative tori. Morita equivalence is used to map the computation of loop
correlators onto the combinatorics of non-planar graphs. Several
nonperturbative examples of symmetry breaking under area-preserving
diffeomorphisms are thereby presented. Analytic expressions for correlators of
Wilson loops with infinite winding number are also derived and shown to agree
with results from ordinary Yang-Mills theory.Comment: 32 pages, 9 figures; v2: clarifying comments added; Final version to
be published in JHE
Classical Solutions of the TEK Model and Noncommutative Instantons in Two Dimensions
The twisted Eguchi-Kawai (TEK) model provides a non-perturbative definition
of noncommutative Yang-Mills theory: the continuum limit is approached at large
by performing suitable double scaling limits, in which non-planar
contributions are no longer suppressed. We consider here the two-dimensional
case, trying to recover within this framework the exact results recently
obtained by means of Morita equivalence. We present a rather explicit
construction of classical gauge theories on noncommutative toroidal lattice for
general topological charges. After discussing the limiting procedures to
recover the theory on the noncommutative torus and on the noncommutative plane,
we focus our attention on the classical solutions of the related TEK models. We
solve the equations of motion and we find the configurations having finite
action in the relevant double scaling limits. They can be explicitly described
in terms of twist-eaters and they exactly correspond to the instanton solutions
that are seen to dominate the partition function on the noncommutative torus.
Fluxons on the noncommutative plane are recovered as well. We also discuss how
the highly non-trivial structure of the exact partition function can emerge
from a direct matrix model computation. The quantum consistency of the TEK
formulation is eventually checked by computing Wilson loops in a particular
limit.Comment: 41 pages, JHEP3. Minor corrections, references adde
Gauge Theory on Fuzzy S^2 x S^2 and Regularization on Noncommutative R^4
We define U(n) gauge theory on fuzzy S^2_N x S^2_N as a multi-matrix model,
which reduces to ordinary Yang-Mills theory on S^2 x S^2 in the commutative
limit N -> infinity. The model can be used as a regularization of gauge theory
on noncommutative R^4_\theta in a particular scaling limit, which is studied in
detail. We also find topologically non-trivial U(1) solutions, which reduce to
the known "fluxon" solutions in the limit of R^4_\theta, reproducing their full
moduli space. Other solutions which can be interpreted as 2-dimensional branes
are also found. The quantization of the model is defined non-perturbatively in
terms of a path integral which is finite. A gauge-fixed BRST-invariant action
is given as well. Fermions in the fundamental representation of the gauge group
are included using a formulation based on SO(6), by defining a fuzzy Dirac
operator which reduces to the standard Dirac operator on S^2 x S^2 in the
commutative limit. The chirality operator and Weyl spinors are also introduced.Comment: 39 pages. V2-4: References added, typos fixe
Two-dimensional non-commutative Yang-Mills theory: coherent effects in open Wilson line correlators
A perturbative calculation of the correlator of three parallel open Wilson
lines is performed for the U(N) theory in two non-commutative space-time
dimensions. In the large-N planar limit, the perturbative series is fully
resummed and asymptotically leads to an exponential increase of the correlator
with the lengths of the lines, in spite of an interference effect between lines
with the same orientation. This result generalizes a similar increase occurring
in the two-line correlator and is likely to persist when more lines are
considered provided they share the same direction.Comment: 22 pages, 1 figure, typeset in JHEP styl
Localization for Yang-Mills Theory on the Fuzzy Sphere
We present a new model for Yang-Mills theory on the fuzzy sphere in which the
configuration space of gauge fields is given by a coadjoint orbit. In the
classical limit it reduces to ordinary Yang-Mills theory on the sphere. We find
all classical solutions of the gauge theory and use nonabelian localization
techniques to write the partition function entirely as a sum over local
contributions from critical points of the action, which are evaluated
explicitly. The partition function of ordinary Yang-Mills theory on the sphere
is recovered in the classical limit as a sum over instantons. We also apply
abelian localization techniques and the geometry of symmetric spaces to derive
an explicit combinatorial expression for the partition function, and compare
the two approaches. These extend the standard techniques for solving gauge
theory on the sphere to the fuzzy case in a rigorous framework.Comment: 55 pages. V2: references added; V3: minor corrections, reference
added; Final version to be published in Communications in Mathematical
Physic
On the invariance under area preserving diffeomorphisms of noncommutative Yang-Mills theory in two dimensions
We present an investigation on the invariance properties of noncommutative
Yang-Mills theory in two dimensions under area preserving diffeomorphisms.
Stimulated by recent remarks by Ambjorn, Dubin and Makeenko who found a
breaking of such an invariance, we confirm both on a fairly general ground and
by means of perturbative analytical and numerical calculations that indeed
invariance under area preserving diffeomorphisms is lost. However a remnant
survives, namely invariance under linear unimodular tranformations.Comment: LaTeX JHEP style, 16 pages, 2 figure
Area-preserving diffeomorphisms in gauge theory on a non-commutative plane: a lattice study
We consider Yang-Mills theory with the U(1) gauge group on a non-commutative
plane. Perturbatively it was observed that the invariance of this theory under
area-preserving diffeomorphisms (APDs) breaks down to a rigid subgroup SL(2,R).
Here we present explicit results for the APD symmetry breaking at finite gauge
coupling and finite non-commutativity. They are based on lattice simulations
and measurements of Wilson loops with the same area but with a variety of
different shapes. Our results are consistent with the expected loss of
invariance under APDs. Moreover, they strongly suggest that non-perturbatively
the SL(2,R) symmetry does not persist either.Comment: 28 pages, 15 figures, published versio