Published January 27, 1983
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Journal article
On the stability of the SU(2) separated two-monopole configuration
Description
The initial time-evolution of the static 2-monopole-solution of the SU(2) Yang-Mills-Higgs system is studied when the Higgs potential is switched on. It is shown that for small separations the monopoles (in particular the zeros of the Higgs field) tend to move apart. This result implies that, in the presence of a Higgs potential, the monopole of strength two is in a state of unstable equilibrium. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Lett., B
- Journal Volume
- 121
- Journal Issue
- 2/3
- Series
- CODEN: PYLBA.;Phys. Lett., B.
- Journal Page Range
- 151-155
- ISSN
- 0370-2693
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 14762610
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; FIELD EQUATIONS; HIGGS MODEL; MONOPOLES; STABILITY; SU-2 GROUPS; TIME DEPENDENCE; YANG-MILLS THEORY
- Descriptors DEC
- EQUATIONS; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; SU GROUPS; SYMMETRY GROUPS