Infinite-N limit of the eigenvalue density of Wilson loops in 2D SU(N) YM

Abstract

Starting from an integral representation for the eigenvalue density at finite N, it is shown by a saddle-point analysis that the known result (Durhuus and Olesen, 1981) can be recovered.

8 pages, 6 figures, contribution at the XXVII International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory, July 26-31, 2009, Peking University, Beijing, China