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Solitons with integer fermion number

High Energy Physics - Theory 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Necessary and sufficient conditions are found for any object in 3+13+1 dimensions to have integer rather than fractional fermion number. Nontrivial examples include the Jackiw-Rebbi monopole and the already well studied Su-Schrieffer-Heeger soliton, both displaying integer multiples of elementary charges in combinations that normally are forbidden.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9205036,
  title  = {Solitons with integer fermion number},
  author = {Alfred S. Goldhaber},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9205036},
  year   = {2007}
}

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12 pages