Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
1991-12-17
Int.J.Mod.Phys.A7:7097-7118,1992
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
27 pages / 3 figures (ps file fixed)
Scientific paper
10.1142/S0217751X92003264
We reformulate the zero-dimensional hermitean one-matrix model as a (nonlocal) collective field theory, for finite~$N$. The Jacobian arising by changing variables from matrix eigenvalues to their density distribution is treated {\it exactly\/}. The semiclassical loop expansion turns out {\it not\/} to coincide with the (topological) ${1\over N}$~expansion, because the classical background has a non-trivial $N$-dependence. We derive a simple integral equation for the classical eigenvalue density, which displays strong non-perturbative behavior around $N\!=\!\infty$. This leads to IR singularities in the large-$N$ expansion, but UV divergencies appear as well, despite remarkable cancellations among the Feynman diagrams. We evaluate the free energy at the two-loop level and discuss its regularization. A simple example serves to illustrate the problems and admits explicit comparison with orthogonal polynomial results.
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