The Topology of Monopoles Crossing a Phase Boundary

Oct, 1980
4 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Lett.B 98 (1981) 437-440
  • Published: 1981
Report number:
  • PRINT-80-0840 (UTRECHT)

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Abstract: (Elsevier)
Monopoles which enter a new phase may either survive (often after being converted) or disappear through confinement or topological instability. It is shown how homotopy arguments can be used to determine their fate.
  • FIELD EQUATIONS: MONOPOLE
  • GAUGE FIELD THEORY: CRITICAL PHENOMENA
  • CHARGE: TOPOLOGICAL
  • MODEL: SYMMETRY BREAKING
  • SYMMETRY: SU(3)
  • MODEL: HIGGS
  • QUARK: CONFINEMENT
  • MATHEMATICAL METHODS
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