Unitary Matrix Models and Phase Transition

Abstract

We study the unitary matrix model with a topological term. We call the topological term the theta term. In the symmetric model there is the phase transition between the strong and weak coupling regime at $λ_{c}=2$. If the Wilson term is bigger than the theta term, there is the strong-weak coupling phase transition at the same $λ_{c}$. On the other hand, if the theta term is bigger than the Wilson term, there is only the strong coupling regime. So the topological phase transition disappears in this case.