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Monopole-vortex complex in a theta vacuum

High Energy Physics - Theory 2011-01-17 v3

Abstract

We discuss aspects of the monopole-vortex complex soliton arising in a hierarchically broken gauge system, G to H to 1, in a theta vacuum of the underlying G theory. Here we focus our attention mainly on the simplest such system with G=SU(2) and H=U(1). A consistent picture of the effect of the theta parameter is found both in a macroscopic, dual picture and in a microscopic description of the monopole-vortex complex soliton.

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@article{arxiv.1009.2042,
  title  = {Monopole-vortex complex in a theta vacuum},
  author = {Kenichi Konishi and Alberto Michelini and Keisuke Ohashi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1009.2042},
  year   = {2011}
}

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18 pages 3 figures

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