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Spherically symmetric monopoles

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev., D; (United States)
The task of finding all spherically symmetric three-dimensional point monopoles in a gauge theory with arbitrary compact semisimple group is completely formulated in an Abelian gauge, where the problem is purely group-theoretical. The form of the gauge transformation to the spherically symmetric gauge is explicitly given in the general case. For SU(N) groups this result is reduced to a simple diagrammatic method which yields all such point monopoles by inspection. Also for SU(N) groups, a technique is given for efficient construction of the radial differential equations satisfied by the corresponding finite-energy solutions.
Research Organization:
Institute for Theoretical Physics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794
OSTI ID:
7290346
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev., D; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev., D; (United States) Vol. 16:4; ISSN PRVDA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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