Computation of the string tension in three dimensions using large N reduction

TL;DR

This paper numerically calculates the string tension in three-dimensional large N Yang-Mills theory using Wilson loops, employing partial reduction and different Wilson loop configurations.

Contribution

It introduces a numerical method combining smeared space-like links and partial reduction to compute string tension in 3D large N Yang-Mills theory.

Findings

String tension values obtained for large N limit.

Validation of partial reduction approach in 3D.

Comparison of unfolded and folded Wilson loops results.

Abstract

We numerically compute the string tension in the large N limit of three dimensional Yang-Mills theory using Wilson loops. Space-time Wilson loops are formed using smeared space-like links and unsmeared time-like links. We use partial reduction and both unfolded and folded Wilson loops in the analysis.