Vortices and other topological solitons in dense quark matter
Dense quantum chromodynamic matter accommodates various kind of topological solitons
such as vortices, domain walls, monopoles, kinks, boojums, and so on. In this review, we …
such as vortices, domain walls, monopoles, kinks, boojums, and so on. In this review, we …
Quantum vortex strings: a review
D Tong - Annals of Physics, 2009 - Elsevier
The quantum worldsheet dynamics of vortex strings contains information about the 4d non-
Abelian gauge theory in which the string lives. Here I tell this story. The string worldsheet …
Abelian gauge theory in which the string lives. Here I tell this story. The string worldsheet …
[BOOK][B] Supersymmetric solitons
M Shifman, A Yung - 2009 - library.oapen.org
In the last decade methods and techniques based on supersymmetry have provided deep
insights in quantum chromodynamics and other non-supersymmetric gauge theories at …
insights in quantum chromodynamics and other non-supersymmetric gauge theories at …
Relations among topological solitons
M Nitta - Physical Review D, 2022 - APS
We clarify relations among topological solitons in various dimensions: a domain wall, non-
Abelian vortex, magnetic monopole, and Yang-Mills instanton, together with a (non-Abelian) …
Abelian vortex, magnetic monopole, and Yang-Mills instanton, together with a (non-Abelian) …
Composite topological solitons consisting of domain walls, strings, and monopoles in O (N) models
A bstract We study various composites of global solitons consisting of domain walls, strings,
and monopoles in linear O (N) models with N= 2 and 3. Spontaneous symmetry breaking …
and monopoles in linear O (N) models with N= 2 and 3. Spontaneous symmetry breaking …
Non-Abelian strings in high-density QCD: Zero modes and interactions
E Nakano, M Nitta, T Matsuura - … Review D—Particles, Fields, Gravitation, and …, 2008 - APS
The most fundamental strings in high-density color superconductivity are the non-Abelian
semisuperfluid strings which have color-gauge flux tubes but behave as superfluid vortices …
semisuperfluid strings which have color-gauge flux tubes but behave as superfluid vortices …
On the moduli space of semilocal strings and lumps
We study Bogomol'nyi-Prasad-Sommerfield (BPS) non-Abelian semilocal vortices in U (NC)
gauge theory with NF flavors, NF> NC, in the Higgs phase. The moduli space for an arbitrary …
gauge theory with NF flavors, NF> NC, in the Higgs phase. The moduli space for an arbitrary …
[HTML][HTML] Constructing non-Abelian vortices with arbitrary gauge groups
We construct the general vortex solution in the color–flavor-locked vacuum of a non-Abelian
gauge theory, where the gauge group is taken to be the product of an arbitrary simple group …
gauge theory, where the gauge group is taken to be the product of an arbitrary simple group …
The magnetic monopoles seventy-five years later
K Konishi - String Theory and Fundamental Interactions: Gabriele …, 2007 - Springer
Non-Abelian monopoles are present in the fully quantum–mechanical low-energy effective
action of many solvable supersymmetric theories. They behave perfectly as point-like …
action of many solvable supersymmetric theories. They behave perfectly as point-like …
[HTML][HTML] Non-Abelian sine-Gordon solitons
M Nitta - Nuclear Physics B, 2015 - Elsevier
We point out that non-Abelian sine-Gordon solitons stably exist in the U (N) chiral
Lagrangian. They also exist in a U (N) gauge theory with two N by N complex scalar fields …
Lagrangian. They also exist in a U (N) gauge theory with two N by N complex scalar fields …