A Brief Introduction to Wilson Loops and Large N
Yuri Makeenko
TL;DR
This paper provides an accessible overview of Wilson loops, lattice gauge theory, and the 1/N-expansion in QCD, aimed at introducing these concepts to students and researchers new to the field.
Contribution
It offers a pedagogical introduction summarizing key ideas and techniques related to Wilson loops and large N expansion in QCD, based on lecture notes.
Findings
Clarifies the role of Wilson loops in gauge theories
Explains the 1/N-expansion and its significance in QCD
Provides foundational knowledge for further research in lattice gauge theory
Abstract
A pedagogical introduction to Wilson loops, lattice gauge theory and the 1/N-expansion of QCD is presented. The three introductory lectures were given at the 37th ITEP Winter School of Physics, Moscow, February 9-16, 2009.
Peer Reviews
No public reviews on file for this paper yet. If you reviewed it on a platform where reviews are public (OpenReview, ICLR, NeurIPS, ICML), you can paste yours below so the community can read it here.
Videos
No videos yet. Explain this paper in a talk, walkthrough, or lecture? Add one.