Published September 11, 2009
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Journal article
Collision Dynamics and Rung Formation of non-Abelian Vortices
- 1. Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033 (Japan)
- 2. Department of Physics, Keio University, Hiyoshi, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8511 (Japan)
- 3. ERATO Macroscopic Quantum Control Project, JST, Tokyo 113-8656 (Japan)
Description
We investigate the collision dynamics of two non-Abelian vortices and find that, unlike Abelian vortices, they neither reconnect themselves nor pass through each other, but create a rung between them in a topologically stable manner. Our predictions are verified using the model of the cyclic phase of a spin-2 spinor Bose-Einstein condensate.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.115301;
- arXiv
- arXiv:0810.5441v3;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review Letters
- Journal Volume
- 103
- Journal Issue
- 11
- Journal Page Range
- p. 115301-115301.4
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTAO
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 41083792
- Subject category
- S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; COLLISIONS; FORECASTING; SPIN; VORTICES
- Descriptors DEC
- ANGULAR MOMENTUM; PARTICLE PROPERTIES
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2009 The American Physical Society