Semiglobal Alice strings.
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چکیده
We show that in certain theories with topologically trivial quotient space of spontaneously broken gauge symmetry there can exist topologically stable strings that carry nonabelian gauge flux. These objects result from the “accidental” global degeneracy of the vacuum which makes it topologically nontrivial. In particular, some models contain the semiglobal analog of the Alice strings. ∗Permanent address: Institute of Physics, Georgian Academy of Sciences, 380077 Tbilisi, Georgia
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review. D, Particles and fields
دوره 51 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1995