The Laplacian Gauge Gluon Propagator in SU(N_c)
  We examine the gluon propagator in the Laplacian gauge in quenched lattice QCD as a function of the number of colours. We observe a weak dependence on $N_c$ over the whole momentum range. This implies an almost $N_c$-independent gluon pole mass in units of the string tension. 
C. Alexandrou (Univ. Of Cyprus), Ph. de Forcrand (ETH Zurich and   CERN), E. Follana (Univ. of Cyprus)