Phase transitions in O(n) nonlinear sigma models coupled to an Abelian gauge field are studied near two dimensions. For all n>0, the transition is governed by the renormalisation-group fixed point of the CP 2n-1 model. There is no fluctuation-induced first-order transition.
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