English

Exact oscillations and chaos on a non-Abelian coil

High Energy Physics - Theory 2024-06-17 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We construct new exact solutions of the Georgi-Glashow model in 3+13+1 dimensions. These configurations are periodic in time but lead to a stationary energy density and no energy flux. Nevertheless, they possess a characteristic frequency which manifests itself through non-trivial resonances on test fields. This allows us to interpret them as non-Abelian self sustained coils. We show that for larger energies a transition to chaotic behavior takes place, which we characterize by Poincar\'e sections, Fourier spectra and exponential growth of the geodesic deviation in an effective Jacobi metric, the latter triggered by parametric resonances.

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@article{arxiv.2309.04915,
  title  = {Exact oscillations and chaos on a non-Abelian coil},
  author = {Fabrizio Canfora and Nicolas Grandi and Marcelo Oyarzo and Julio Oliva},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2309.04915},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

30 pages, 11 figures. Presentation improved, detailed discussion on transition to chaos included. Accepted for publication in Nuclear Physics B