Large N Strong Coupling Dynamics in Non-Supersymmetric Orbifold Field Theories
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We give a recipe relating holomorphic quantities in supersymmetric field theory to their descendants in non-supersymmetric Z2 orbifold field theories. This recipe, consistent with a recent proposal of Strassler, gives exact results for bifermion condensates, domain wall tensions and gauge coupling constants in the planar limit of the orbifold theories.
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