Topological electric charge

DOI10.1007/BF00670778MaRDI QIDQ1909326zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Yanyan Li

Publication date 1 May 1996

Published in International Journal of Theoretical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9701040

zbMATH Keywords

gauge symmetrytopological electric charge

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of global analysis to the sciences (58Z05) Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in quantum field theory (81T13)

Abstract: By treating magnetic charge as a gauge symmetry through the introduction of a ``magnetic pseudo four-vector potential, it is shown that it is possible, using the 't Hooft-Polyakov construction, to obtain a topological electric charge. The mass of this electrically charged particle is found to be on the order of {1 / 137} M_W as opposed to the much larger mass (on the order of 137 M_W) of the magnetic soliton. Some model building possibilities are discussed.

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