Dirichlet Topological Defects
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-10-30 v3 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
We propose a class of field theories featuring solitonic solutions in which topological defects can end when they intersect other defects of equal or higher dimensionality. Such configurations may be termed ``Dirichlet topological defects'', in analogy with the D-branes of string theory. Our discussion focuses on defects in scalar field theories with either gauge or global symmetries, in (3+1) dimensions; the types of defects considered include walls ending on walls, strings on walls, and strings on strings.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/9711099,
title = {Dirichlet Topological Defects},
author = {Sean M. Carroll and Mark Trodden},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9711099},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
13 pages, 3 figures, RevTeX. (References improved.)