Computation of the string tension in three dimensions 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 Wilson loops are formed using smeared space-like links and unsmeared time-like links. We use partial reduction and both unfolded and folded Wilson loops in the analysis.

Comments: 7 pages, 6 figures, Talk presented at the XXVI International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA, July 14 - 19, 2008