TOPOLOGICAL EXCITATIONS IN COMPACT MAXWELL-CHERN-SIMONS THEORY

被引：27

作者：

DIAMANTINI, MC ^{[1
]}

SODANO, P ^{[1
]}

TRUGENBERGER, CA ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] CERN,DIV THEORY,CH-1211 GENEVA 23,SWITZERLAND

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 1993年 / 71卷 / 13期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.1969

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

We construct a lattice model of compact (2+1)-dimensional Maxwell-Chern-Simons theory, starting from its formulation in terms of gauge invariant quantities proposed by Deser and Jackiw. We thereby identify the topological excitations and their interactions. These consist of monopole-antimonopole pairs bounded by strings carrying both magnetic flux and electric charge. The electric charge renders the Dirac strings observable and endows them with a finite energy per unit length, which results in a linearly confining string tension. Additionally, the strings interact via an imaginary, topological term measuring the (self-)linking number of closed strings.

引用

页码：1969 / 1972

页数：4

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