Two-dimensional Yang-Mills theory in the leading 1/N expansion revisited

We obtain a formal solution of an integral equation for <q(q)over bar> bound states, depending on a parameter eta which interpolates between 't Hooft's (eta = 0) and Wu's (eta = 1) equations. We also get an explicit approximate expression for its spectrum for a particular value of the ratio of the coupling constant to the quark mass. The spectrum turns out to be in qualitative agreement with 't Hooft's as long as eta not equal 1. In the limit eta = 1 (Wu's case) the entire spectrum collapses to zero, in particular no rising Regge trajectories are found. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.