Computation of the string tension in three dimensional Yang-Mills theory using large N reduction

Abstract

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

13 pages, 10 figures, 2 tables, minor changes to the text