On abelian solutions to the Yang-Mills-Higgs equations (Q1082703)
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On abelian solutions to the Yang-Mills-Higgs equations (English)
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1986
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The topology of some reducible connections in the (first) Georgi-Glashow model is considered. It is shown that pairs of U(1) connections with non- null Hopf index are minima of the Euclidean action under severe symmetry restrictions. Their physical meaning and some generalizations are outlined.
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Georgi-Glashow model
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non-null Hopf index
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