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We present a class of topological plasma configurations characterized by their toroidal and poloidal winding numbers, $n_t$ and $n_p$ respectively. The special case of $n_t=1$ and $n_p=1$ corresponds to the Kamchatnov-Hopf soliton, a…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2014-08-19 Amy Thompson , Joe Swearngin , Alexander Wickes , Dirk Bouwmeester

This Letter deals with topological solitons in an O(3) sigma model in three space dimensions (with a Skyrme term to stabilize their size). The solitons are classified topologically by their Hopf number N. The N=2 sector is studied; in…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-31 R. S. Ward

Toroidal modes in the form of so-called Hopfions, with two independent winding numbers, a hidden one (twist, s), which characterizes a circular vortex thread embedded into a three-dimensional soliton, and the vorticity around the vertical…

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Using methods of high performance computing, we have found indications that knotlike structures appear as stable finite energy solitons in a realistic 3+1 dimensional model. We have explicitly simulated the unknot and trefoil…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-07-09 L. Faddeev , Antti J. Niemi

A non-Abelian gauge model with a complex isovector scalar field and a sixth-order self-interaction potential is considered. It is shown that it has a nontopological soliton solution. The features of this soliton include a monopole-like core…

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The Casimir energy for the classically stable configurations of the topological solitons in 2D quantum antiferromagnets is studied by performing the path-integral over quantum fluctuations. The magnon fluctuation around the solitons…

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Several materials, such as ferromagnets, spinor Bose-Einstein condensates, and some topological insulators, are now believed to support knotted structures. One of the most successful base-models having stable knots is the Faddeev-Skyrme…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2012-01-27 J. Hietarinta , J. Palmu , J. Jäykkä , P. Pakkanen

We study a modified version of the Ginzburg-Landau model suggested by Ward and show that Hopfions exist in it as stable static solutions, for values of the Hopf invariant up to at least 7. We also find that their properties closely follow…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2011-06-02 Juha Jäykkä , Joonatan Palmu

In this report, fundamental educational concepts of linear and non-linear equations and solutions of nonlinear equations from the book High-Temperature Superconductivity: The Nonlinear Mechanism and Tunneling Measurements (Kluwer Academic…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2012-06-08 Yousef Yousefi , Khikmat Kh. Muminov

Solitonic symmetry has been believed to follow the homotopy-group classification of topological solitons. Here, we point out a more sophisticated algebraic structure when solitons of different dimensions coexist in the spectrum. We uncover…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-07-11 Shi Chen , Yuya Tanizaki

We provide a proof of a formula conjectured in \cite{OU93} for some coefficients relevant in the principal vertex operator construction of a simply-laced affine algebra $\gh$. These coefficients are important for the study of the…

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The interrelation between Ferreira's Hopf solitons of a conformal nonlinear $\sigma$ model and the electromagnetic knots found by Ra$\tilde{\rm{n}}$ada et al. is investigated. It is shown that the electromagnetic knots yield exact solutions…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-04-02 Chang-Guang Shi , Minoru Hirayama

We study the stability of Hopfions embedded in a certain modification Ginzburg-Landau model of two equally charged condensates. It has been shown by Ward [Phys. Rev. D66, 041701(R) (2002)] that certain modification of the ordinary model…

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Topological magnetic structures, such as Hopfions, are central to three-dimensional magnetism, but their characterization in complex geometries remains challenging. We introduce a robust finite-element method for calculating the Hopf index…

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We consider a lattice equation (Salerno model) combining onsite self-focusing and intersite self-defocusing cubic terms, which may describe a Bose-Einstein condensate of dipolar atoms trapped in a strong periodic potential. In the continuum…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2007-05-23 J. Gomez-Gardenes , B. A. Malomed , L. M. Floria , A. R. Bishop

We formulate a quantum coherent state picture for topological and non-topological solitons. We recognize that the topological charge arises from the infinite occupation number of zero momentum quanta flowing in one direction. Thus, the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-11-17 Gia Dvali , Cesar Gomez , Lukas Gruending , Tehseen Rug

We introduce a Hamiltonian for fermions on a lattice and prove a theorem regarding its topological properties. We identify the topological criterion as a $\mathbb{Z}_2-$ topological invariant $p(\textbf{k})$ (the Pfaffian polynomial). The…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-05-16 Bruno Mera , Miguel A. N. Araújo , Vítor R. Vieira

Regarding the Skyrme-Faddeev model on $\mathbb R^3$ as a $\mathbb C \mathbb P^1$ sigma model, we propose $\mathbb C \mathbb P^n$ sigma models on $\mathbb R^{2n+1}$ as generalisations which may support finite energy Hopfion solutions in…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-16 Eugen Radu , D. H. Tchrakian , Yisong Yang

We discuss the structure of topological solitons in a general non-Heisenberg model of isotropic two-dimensional magnet with spin S=1, in the vicinity of a special point where the model symmetry is enhanced to SU(3). It is shown that upon…

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