Theta dependence in the large N limit

Abstract

Studies of the large $N$ behaviour of the topological properties of gauge theories typically focused on the large $N$ scaling of the topological susceptibility. A much more difficult task is the study of the behaviour of higher cumulants of the topological charge in the large $N$ limit, which up to now remained elusive. We will present first results confirming the expected large $N$ scaling of the coefficient commonly denoted by $b_2$, related to the kurtosis of the topological charge.

arXiv commentTalk presented at the 34th annual International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory (LATTICE 2016), 24-30 July 2016, University of Southampton, UK, 7 pages, 5 figures

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