Exact Large-Nc Solution of an Effective Theory for Polyakov Loops at Finite Chemical Potential

TL;DR

This paper derives an exact analytical solution for the Polyakov loop effective theory at finite chemical potential in the large-Nc limit, providing insights into the phase structure of QCD-like theories.

Contribution

It presents the first exact large-Nc solution of an effective Polyakov loop theory at finite chemical potential using strong coupling expansion.

Findings

Analytically exact order parameter at finite chemical potential

Insights into phase transitions in large-Nc limit

Method applicable to other non-perturbative QCD studies

Abstract

Using the strong coupling expansion we calculate the analytically exact order parameter for the effective theory of Polyakov loops with applied chemical potential in the large-Nc limit.