Correlation between Polyakov loops oriented in two different directions in SU(N) gauge theory on a two dimensional torus

Joe Kiskis, Rajamani Narayanan, Dibakar Sigdel

We consider SU(N) gauge theories on a two dimensional torus with finite area, $A$. Let $T_{\mu }(A)$ denote the Polyakov loop operator in the $\mu$ direction. Starting from the lattice ga…