Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: We consider topological solitons in the CPn sigma models in two space dimensions. In particular, we study “kinks,” which are independent of one coordinate up to a rotation of the target space, and “chains,” which are periodic in one coordinate up to a rotation of the target space. Kinks and chains both exhibit constituents, similar to monopoles and calorons in SU(n) Yang–Mills–Higgs and Yang–Mills theories. We examine the constituent structure using Lie algebras.
Source: Journal of Mathematical Physics
DOI: 10.1063/1.3266172
Author: Derek Harland
Institution: Leibniz University Hannover
Language: English
Topic: Nonlinear Waves and Solitons
Subfield: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1998480698