Summing over inequivalent maps in the string theory interpretation of two-dimensional QCD
Summing over inequivalent maps in the string theory interpretation of two-dimensional QCD
Following some recent work by Gross, we consider the partition function for QCD on a two-dimensional torus and study its stringiness. We present strong evidence that the free energy corresponds to a sum over branched surfaces with small handles mapped into the target space. The sum is modded out by …