Quiver gauge theory of non-Abelian vortices and noncommutative instantons in higher dimensions
- Institut fuer Theoretische Physik, Universitaet Hannover, Appelstrasse 2, 30167 Hannover (Germany)
We construct explicit Bogomolnyi, Prasad, Sommerfeld (BPS) and non-BPS solutions of the Yang-Mills equations on the noncommutative space R{sub {theta}}{sup 2n}xS{sup 2} which have manifest spherical symmetry. Using SU(2)-equivariant dimensional reduction techniques, we show that the solutions imply an equivalence between instantons on R{sub {theta}}{sup 2n}xS{sup 2} and non-Abelian vortices on R{sub {theta}}{sup 2n}, which can be interpreted as a blowing-up of a chain of D0-branes on R{sub {theta}}{sup 2n} into a chain of spherical D2-branes on R{sub {theta}}{sup 2n}xS{sup 2}. The low-energy dynamics of these configurations is described by a quiver gauge theory which can be formulated in terms of new geometrical objects generalizing superconnections. This formalism enables the explicit assignment of D0-brane charges in equivariant K-theory to the instanton solutions.
- OSTI ID:
- 20768712
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Mathematical Physics, Vol. 47, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2157005; (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0022-2488
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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