Massive Hopfions

Foster, David (2010) Massive Hopfions. Physical Review D, 83 (8). ISSN 1550-7998

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Abstract

The Skyrme-Faddeev model is a (3 + 1)-dimensional model which has knotted, string-like, soliton solutions. In this paper we investigate a Skyrme-Faddeev model with an SO(3) symmetry breaking potential. We then rescale this model and take the mass to infinity. This infinite mass model is found to have compact knotted solutions. In all of the investigated massive models we find similar charged solutions as in the usual, m = 0, model. We also find that their energies follow a similar E ∼ Q 3/4 power growth as the m = 0 model.

Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	School of Theoretical Physics > Preprints
Date Deposited:	05 Oct 2017 19:25
Last Modified:	15 Dec 2022 02:03
URI:	https://dair.dias.ie/id/eprint/267

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