Planar diagrams for lattice gauge theory on finite tori

Abstract

An $N=\infty$ equivalence among quenched $U(N)$ models on finite lattice tori of $V$ sites is proven to all orders in planar perturbation theory by putting circulant lattice momenta together with group indices on 't Hooft's double lines. Known estimates for the number of order $N^2$ diagrams, $N\gg V$, and the simultaneous presence of UV and IR cutoffs, suggest a positive radius of convergence for the planar perturbative expansion before the limit $N=\infty$ is taken.