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Self-dual Chern-Simons vortices

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters; (USA)
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  1. Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027 (USA)
We study vortex solutions in an Abelian Chern-Simons theory with spontaneous symmetry breaking. We show that for a specific choice of the Higgs potential the vortex satisfies a set of Bogomol'nyi-type, or self-duality,'' equations.
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76ER03029; AC02-76ER02271
OSTI ID:
7038584
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters; (USA), Journal Name: Physical Review Letters; (USA) Vol. 64:19; ISSN PRLTA; ISSN 0031-9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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