Published October 7, 2002 | Version v1
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Magnetic monopoles with Wilson loops on a 5D orbifold

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We discuss magnetic monopoles in gauge theories with Wilson loops on orbifolds. We present a simple example in 5 dimensions with the fifth dimension compactified on an S1/Z2 orbifold. The Wilson loop in this SO(3) example replaces the adjoint Higgs scalar (needed to break SO(3) to U(1)) in the well-known 't Hooft-Polyakov construction. Our solution is a magnetic monopole string with finite energy, and length equal to the size of the extra dimension

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S0550321302006119;

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Journal Title
Nuclear Physics. B
Journal Volume
641
Journal Issue
1-2
Journal Page Range
p. 327-340
ISSN
0550-3213
CODEN
NUPBBO

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Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Brazil
INIS RN
35056804
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
COMPACTIFICATION; GAUGE INVARIANCE; HIGGS MODEL; KALUZA-KLEIN THEORY; MAGNETIC MONOPOLES; MANY-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; SO-3 GROUPS; STRING MODELS; SYMMETRY BREAKING; U-1 GROUPS; WILSON LOOP
Descriptors DEC
COMPOSITE MODELS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL; FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONOPOLES; PARTICLE MODELS; POSTULATED PARTICLES; QUARK MODEL; SO GROUPS; SYMMETRY GROUPS; U GROUPS; UNIFIED-FIELD THEORIES

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Copyright (c) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.