Topological Q-Solitons
High Energy Physics - Theory
2015-06-26 v1
Abstract
Static topologically-nontrivial configurations in sigma-models, for spatial dimension D \geq 2, are unstable. The question addressed here is whether such sigma-model solitons can be stabilized by steady rotation in internal space; that is, rotation in a global SO(2) symmetry. This is the mechanism which stabilizes Q-balls (non-topological solitons). The conclusion is that the Q-mechanism can stabilize topological solitons in D=2 spatial dimensions, but not for D=3.
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0302045,
title = {Topological Q-Solitons},
author = {R. S. Ward},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0302045},
year = {2015}
}
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12 pages, 2 figures