Published November 15, 2003 | Version v1
Journal article

Monopoles, antimonopoles, and vortex rings

  • 1. Institut fuer Physik, Universitaet Oldenburg, D-26111 Oldenburg (Germany)
  • 2. Department of Mathematical Physics, University College, Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4 (Ireland)

Description

We present a new class of static axially symmetric solutions of SU(2) Yang-Mills-Higgs theory, where the Higgs field vanishes on rings centered around the symmetry axis. Associating a magnetic dipole moment with each Higgs vortex ring, the dipole moments add for solutions in the trivial topological sector, whereas they cancel for magnetically charged solutions

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Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
68
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. 101701-101701.4
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

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