Non-Abelian vortices and monopoles in SO(N) theories

Details Non-Abelian vortices and monopoles in SO(N) theories Non-Abelian vortices and monopoles in SO(N) theories

2007-06-26

arxiv.org/abs/0706.3854v1

Nucl.Phys.B789:84-110,2008

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Theory

LaTeX, 26 pages and 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2007.07.021

Non-Abelian BPS vortex solutions are constructed in N=2 theories with gauge groups SO(N)\times U(1). The model has N_f flavors of chiral multiplets in the vector representation of SO(N), and we consider a color-flavor locked vacuum in which the gauge symmetry is completely broken, leaving a global SO(N)_{C+F} diagonal symmetry unbroken. Individual vortices break this symmetry, acquiring continuous non-Abelian orientational moduli. By embedding this model in high-energy theories with a hierarchical symmetry breaking pattern such as SO(N+2) --> SO(N)\times U(1) --> 1, the correspondence between non-Abelian monopoles and vortices can be established through homotopy maps and flux matching, generalizing the known results in SU(N) theories. We find some interesting hints about the dual (non-Abelian) transformation properties among the monopoles.

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