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Euclidean 4d exact solitons in a Skyrme type model

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-11-10 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems

Abstract

We introduce a Skyrme type, four dimensional Euclidean field theory made of a triplet of scalar fields n, taking values on the sphere S^2, and an additional real scalar field phi, which is dynamical only on a three dimensional surface embedded in R^4. Using a special ansatz we reduce the 4d non-linear equations of motion into linear ordinary differential equations, which lead to the construction of an infinite number of exact soliton solutions with vanishing Euclidean action. The theory possesses a mass scale which fixes the size of the solitons in way which differs from Derrick's scaling arguments. The model may be relevant to the study of the low energy limit of pure SU(2) Yang-Mills theory.

Cite

@article{arxiv.hep-th/0406227,
  title  = {Euclidean 4d exact solitons in a Skyrme type model},
  author = {L. A. Ferreira},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0406227},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

8 pages, 1 eps figure, plain latex, Comments on a possible connection with the low energy limit of pure SU(2) Yang-Mills theory are added. One reference added. Version accepted in Physics Letters B