Solitons With Nonvanishing Hopf Index

Mar, 1978
18 pages
Published in:
  • J.Phys.G 4 (1978) 1363
Report number:
  • THEP 77/8-13

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Abstract: (IOP)
An exact finite-energy solution in three spatial dimensions is constructed to a modified nonlinear SU(2)/U(1) theory. The solution has a 'twisted ring' structure but spherically symmetric energy density. It has unit Hopf index.
  • FIELD THEORY: FOUR-DIMENSIONAL
  • FIELD THEORY: NONLINEAR
  • FIELD EQUATIONS: SOLITON
  • SYMMETRY: SU(2)/U(1)
  • CHARGE: TOPOLOGICAL CHARGE