Integer-squared laws for global vortices in the Born–Infeld wave equations

Zhifeng Gao, Sven Bjarke Gudnason, Yisong Yang

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Abstract

A series of quantization identities are established for static vortex solutions governed by the Born–Infeld type actions. These identities are of a universal nature which are indifferent to the details of the models and provide refined descriptions of divergent energetic quantities.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)303-319
Number of pages17
JournalAnnals of Physics
Volume400
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2019

Keywords

  • Born–Infeld theory
  • Spontaneously broken symmetry
  • Universal identities
  • Vortices
  • Winding numbers

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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