Topology of the large-N expansion in SU(N) Yang-Mills theory and spin-statistics theorem
Recently, we computed the generating functional of Euclidean asymptotic correlators at short-distance of single-trace twist-2 operators in large-N SU(N) Yang-Mills (YM) theory to the leading-nonplanar order. Remarkably, it has the structure of the logarithm of a functional determinant, but with the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2024-01-01
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| Series: | EPJ Web of Conferences |
| Online Access: | https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2024/24/epjconf_qcd@work2024_00025.pdf |
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| Summary: | Recently, we computed the generating functional of Euclidean asymptotic correlators at short-distance of single-trace twist-2 operators in large-N SU(N) Yang-Mills (YM) theory to the leading-nonplanar order. Remarkably, it has the structure of the logarithm of a functional determinant, but with the sign opposite to the one arising from the spin-statistics theorem for the glueballs. To solve the sign puzzle, we reconsider the proof that in ’t Hooft large-N expansion of YM theory the leading-nonplanar contribution to the generating functional consists of the sum over punctures of n-punctured tori. We discover that for twist-2 operators it contains – in addition to the n-punctured tori – the normalization of tori with 1 ≤ p ≤ n pinches and n − p punctures. Once the existence of the new sector is taken into account, the violation of the spin-statistics theorem disappears. Besides, the new sector contributes trivially to the nonperturbative S matrix because – for example – the n-pinched torus represents nonperturbatively a loop of n glueball propagators with no external leg. This opens the way for an exact solution limited to the new sector that may be solvable thanks to the vanishing S matrix. |
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| ISSN: | 2100-014X |