Abstract
We study the partition function of a \( T\overline{T} \) -deformed version of Yang-Mills theory on the two-sphere. We show that the Douglas-Kazakov phase transition persists for a range of values of the deformation parameter, and that the critical area is lowered. The transition is of third order and also induced by instantons, whose contributions we characterize.
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Santilli, L., Tierz, M. Large N phase transition in \( T\overline{T} \) -deformed 2d Yang-Mills theory on the sphere. J. High Energ. Phys. 2019, 54 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP01(2019)054
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Keywords
- Field Theories in Lower Dimensions
- Matrix Models
- Nonperturbative Effects