LOOP CORRELATORS AND THETA-STATES IN 2-DIMENSIONAL YANG-MILLS THEORY

Explicit computations of the partition function and correlation Functi ons of Wilson and Polyakov loop operators in theta-sectors of two dime nsional Yang-Mills theory on the line cylinder and torus are presented . Several observations about the correspondence of two dimensional Yan g-Mills theory with unitary matrix quantum mechanics are presented. Th e incorporation of the theta-angle which characterizes the states of t wo dimensional adjoint QCD is discussed. (C) 1997 Academic Press.