Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
2002-05-13
JHEP 0305 (2003) 068
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
57 pages, 2 figures, LaTeX
Scientific paper
10.1088/1126-6708/2003/05/068
Gauge theories in 2+1 dimensions whose gauge symmetry is spontaneously broken to a finite group enjoy a quantum group symmetry which includes the residual gauge symmetry. This symmetry provides a framework in which fundamental excitations (electric charges) and topological excitations (magnetic fluxes) can be treated on equal footing. In order to study symmetry breaking by both electric and magnetic condensates we develop a theory of symmetry breaking which is applicable to models whose symmetry is described by a quantum group (quasitriangular Hopf algebra). Using this general framework we investigate the symmetry breaking and confinement phenomena which occur in (2+1)-dimensional gauge theories. Confinement of particles is linked to the formation of string-like defects. Symmetry breaking by an electric condensate leads to magnetic confinement and vice-versa. We illustrate the general formalism with examples where the symmetry is broken by electric, magnetic and dyonic condensates.
Bais Alexander F.
Schroers Bernd J.
Slingerland Johannes K.
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