Abstract
We find the finite volume QCD partition function for different quark masses. This is a generalization of a result obtained by Leutwyler and Smilga for equal quark masses. Our result is derived in the sector of zero topological charge using a generalization of the Itzykson-Zuber integral appropriate for arbitrary complex matrices. We present a conjecture regarding the result for arbitrary topological charge which reproduces the Leutwyler-Smilga result in the limit of equal quark masses. We derive a formula of the Itzykson-Zuber type for arbitrary rectangular complex matrices, extending the result of Guhr and Wettig obtained for square matrices.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 355-360 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics |
| Volume | 387 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 17 1996 |
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