Solitons and bubbles in models with Chern-Simons term

Journal Article · Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 EST 1992 · Modern Physics Letters A; (Singapore)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217732392002639· OSTI ID:6912584

Masperi, L ^[1]

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1. Centro Atomico Bariloche and Inst. Balseiro, 8400 S.C. de Bariloche (Argentina)

In this paper, it is shown that a gauge theory for complex scalar field with up to sextic self-interactions and a Chern-Simons term in 2 + 1 dimensions has solitons which may become bubbles of the stable broken-symmetry phase in a medium of the symmetric one producing the first order phase transition. In the non-relativistic limit scale invariance prevents the determination of an optimal bubble size. Possible extensions to 3 + 1 dimensions of bubbles of string type are indicated.

• OSTI ID: 6912584
• Journal Information: Modern Physics Letters A; (Singapore), Vol. 7:34; ISSN 0217-7323
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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