Z(2) vortex solution in a field theory

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2000-06-07

arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0006055v1

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Theory

14 pages latex

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We present a finite energy topological Z(2) vortex solution in a 2+1 dimensional SO(3) gauge field theory minimally coupled to a matrix valued Higgs field. The vortex carries a Z(2) magnetic charge and obeys a modulo two addition property. The core of this vortex has a structure similar to that of the Abrikosov vortex appearing in a type II superconductor. The implications of this solution for Wilson loops are quite interesting. In two Euclidean dimensions these vortices are instantons and a dilute gas of such vortices disorders Wilson loops producing an area law behaviour with an exponentially small string tension. In 2+1 dimensions the vortices are loops and they affect the same disordering in the phase having large loops.

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