THE AHARONOV-BOHM EFFECT AND EXOTIC STATISTICS FOR NON-ABELIAN VORTICES

被引：24

作者：

BUCHER, M

机构：

[1] California Institute of Technology, Pasadena

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NUCLEAR PHYSICS B | 1991年 / 350卷 / 1-2期

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10.1016/0550-3213(91)90256-W

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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];

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This paper discusses the Aharonov-Bohm vortex-vortex scattering that exists when a gauge group G breaks to a discrete non-abelian group H through the formation of a Higgs condensate. An exact path integral formulation is presented for the N-vortex system. Complications that arise when N greater-than-or-equal-to 3 are discussed. It is found that non-abelian vortices obey exotic statistics. Similarities between the many-non-abelian-vortex system and the many-anyon system are discussed.

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