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the limit of gauge theories with many colors at fixed product of coupling squared and color number, in which planar diagrams dominate.

In particle physics, 't Hooft large-N limit refers to the limit of gauge theories with many colors at fixed product of coupling squared and color number, in which planar diagrams dominate. This meaning comes from Hooft (1974) in Nuclear Physics B.[1]

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Hooft, G. '. (1974). A planar diagram theory for strong interactions. Nuclear Physics B, 72(3), 461-473. https://doi.org/10.1016/0550-3213(74)90154-0

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