Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
2002-03-18
Commun.Math.Phys. 243 (2003) 343-387
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
52 pages LaTeX, 1 eps figure, uses espf. V2: References added and repaired; V3: Typos corrected, some clarifying explanations
Scientific paper
10.1007/s00220-003-0964-8
We show that noncommutative gauge theory in two dimensions is an exactly solvable model. A cohomological formulation of gauge theory defined on the noncommutative torus is used to show that its quantum partition function can be written as a sum over contributions from classical solutions. We derive an explicit formula for the partition function of Yang-Mills theory defined on a projective module for arbitrary noncommutativity parameter \theta which is manifestly invariant under gauge Morita equivalence. The energy observables are shown to be smooth functions of \theta. The construction of noncommutative instanton contributions to the path integral is described in some detail. In general, there are infinitely many gauge inequivalent contributions of fixed topological charge, along with a finite number of quantum fluctuations about each instanton. The associated moduli spaces are combinations of symmetric products of an ordinary two-torus whose orbifold singularities are not resolved by noncommutativity. In particular, the weak coupling limit of the gauge theory is independent of \theta and computes the symplectic volume of the moduli space of constant curvature connections on the noncommutative torus.
Paniak L. D.
Szabo Richard J.
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