Nonzero helicity generalization of the Nielsen-Olesen string solution (Q1897813)

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Nonzero helicity generalization of the Nielsen-Olesen string solution
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    Nonzero helicity generalization of the Nielsen-Olesen string solution (English)
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    22 February 1996
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    The solution found by Nielsen and Olesen of the coupled field equations for a complex \(\varphi^4\) Higgs field plus electromagnetism is generalized to a situation with weaker symmetry. It exhibits string-like singularities which can be given a physical interpretation.
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    string singularity
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    Higgs field
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    electromagnetism
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