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Incompressible topological solitons

High Energy Physics - Theory 2020-11-18 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We discover a new class of topological solitons. These solitons can exist in a space of infinite volume like, e.g., Rn\mathbb{R}^n, but they cannot be placed in any finite volume, because the resulting formal solutions have infinite energy. These objects are, therefore, interpreted as totally incompressible solitons. As a first, particular example we consider (1+1) dimensional kinks in theories with a nonstandard kinetic term or, equivalently, in models with the so-called runaway (or vacummless) potentials. But incompressible solitons exist also in higher dimensions. As specific examples in (3+1) dimensions we study Skyrmions in the dielectric extensions both of the minimal and the BPS Skyrme models. In the the latter case, the skyrmionic matter describes a completely incompressible topological perfect fluid.

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@article{arxiv.2009.05787,
  title  = {Incompressible topological solitons},
  author = {C. Adam and C. Naya and K. Oles and T. Romanczukiewicz and J. Sanchez-Guillen and A. Wereszczynski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2009.05787},
  year   = {2020}
}

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