On Solitons with an Abelian Charge in Scalar Field Theories. 1. Classical Theory and Bohr-Sommerfeld Quantization
Apr, 19769 pages
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- Nucl.Phys.B 112 (1976) 349-357
- Published: 1976
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- RITP-6-76
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Abstract: (Elsevier)
The conditions for the occurrence of charged soliton solutions in scalar field theories with a global U(1) symmetry are examined. It is shown that in the rest frame of the soliton the phase of the charged field is a linear function of the time, ωt + α , where |ω| is in general bounded both from above and below. The charge has no upper bound. Quantization according to Bohr-Sommerfeld rules is shown to be equivalent to requiring that the charge takes on integer values. A solvable one-dimensional model is given as an example of the general results.- FIELD THEORY: SCALAR
- FIELD THEORY: SOLITON
- CHARGE
- SYMMETRY: U(1)
- SYMMETRY: INTERNAL
- FIELD THEORY: QUANTIZATION
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