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Gravitating $\sigma$ Model Solitons

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2014-11-17 v1

Abstract

We study axially symmetric static solitons of O(3) nonlinear σ\sigma model coupled to (2+1)-dimensional anti-de Sitter gravity. The obtained solutions are not self-dual under static metric. The usual regular topological lump solution cannot form a black hole even though the scale of symmetry breaking is increased. There exist nontopological solitons of half integral winding in a given model, and the corresponding spacetimes involve charged Ban~\tilde nados-Teitelboim-Zanelli black holes without non-Abelian scalar hair.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9803003,
  title  = {Gravitating $\sigma$ Model Solitons},
  author = {Yoonbai Kim and Sei-Hoon Moon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9803003},
  year   = {2014}
}

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