WILSON LOOP FOR LARGE-N YANG-MILLS THEORY ON A 2-DIMENSIONAL SPHERE

We calculate various Wilson loop averages in a pure SU (N)-gauge theor y on a two-dimensional sphere, in the large N limit. The results can b e expressed through the density of rows in the most probable Young tab leau found in [1]. They are valid in both phases (small and large area s of the sphere). All averages for self-intersecting loops can be repr oduced from the average for a simple (non-self-intersecting) loop by m eans of loop equations.