Importance of being topologically excited

Conference · Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:7094909

Caldi, D G

A class of Euclidean configurations that appear to be dominant in the functional integral of the CP/sup N-1/ models is identified. These configurations are point-like topological excitations, and they may be viewed as constituents of instantons, although they are defined independently of instantons through a continuum duality transformation. Not only do these configurations survive as N ..-->.. infinity, but in the plasma phase they are responsible for the effects encountered within the 1/N expansion - confinement, theta dependence, and dynamical mass generation.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Berkeley (USA). Lawrence Berkeley Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 7094909
• Report Number(s): LBL-11415; CONF-800724-35; TRN: 80-019006
• Resource Relation: Conference: 20. international conference on high energy physics, Madison, WI, USA, 17 Jul 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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