Topological study of SU(N) magnetic monopoles

Journal Article · Tue Jun 15 04:00:00 EDT 1982 · Phys. Rev. D; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.25.3308· OSTI ID:5164254

l'Yi, W S; Park, Y J; Koh, I; Kim, Y

The magnetic symmetry introduced by Y. M. Cho is reinterpreted from a topological point of view. Generalized SU(N) magnetic-monopole solutions under the magnetic symmetry are described by the magnetic-monopole field M/sub ..mu../. It is shown that for nontrivial Higgs field directions M/sub ..mu../ describes the well-known Dirac magnetic-monopole potentials. M/sub ..mu../ is also used to obtain magnetic-monopole solutions even without the magnetic symmetry. It is the natural topological generalization for SU(N) gauge groups of the SU(2) hedgehog solution.

• Research Organization: Physics Department, Sogang University, C.P.O. Box 1142, Seoul, Korea
• OSTI ID: 5164254
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. D; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. D; (United States) Vol. 25:12; ISSN PRVDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
DIRAC EQUATION
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EQUATIONS
HIGGS MODEL
LIE GROUPS
MAGNETIC MONOPOLES
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MATHEMATICS
MONOPOLES
PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
PARTICLE MODELS
POSTULATED PARTICLES
SU GROUPS
SYMMETRY
SYMMETRY GROUPS
TOPOLOGY
WAVE EQUATIONS