Published May 30, 1988 | Version v1
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Anomalous vortices and electromagnetism

Creators

  • 1. Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (USA). Lyman Lab. of Physics
  • 2. Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge (USA). Dept. of Physics
  • 3. Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge (USA). Center for Theoretical Physics

Description

We examine the electromagnetic interactions of the fermion-vortex system and elucidate how photons can charge the vortex and surrounding vacuum via the anomaly. We find that the charge of the fermions trapped on the vortex is anti-screened by vacuum polarization so that external electromagnetic fields fall off more slowly than 1/r. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nucl. Phys. B, Part. Phys.
Journal Volume
302
Journal Issue
2
Series
Nucl. Phys. B, Part. Phys.
Journal Page Range
280-290
ISSN
0550-3213
CODEN
NUPBB

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
19070744
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; AXIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS; FERMIONS; FIELD EQUATIONS; LAGRANGE EQUATIONS; LAGRANGIAN FIELD THEORY; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; PHOTONS; QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS; SCALAR FIELDS; SCATTERING; STEADY-STATE CONDITIONS; VACUUM POLARIZATION; VACUUM STATES; VORTICES
Descriptors DEC
BASIC INTERACTIONS; BOSONS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EQUATIONS; FIELD THEORIES; GOLDSTONE BOSONS; INTERACTIONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; POSTULATED PARTICLES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY

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Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract DE-AC02-76ER03069; PHY-82-15249