Scattering of instantons, monopoles and vortices in higher dimensions

Abstract: We consider Yang-Mills theory on manifolds

m a t h b b R i m e s X

with a

d

-dimensional Riemannian manifold

X

of special holonomy admitting gauge instanton equations. Instantons are considered as particle-like solutions in

d + 1

dimensions whose static configurations are concentrated on

X

. We study how they evolve in time when considered as solutions of the Yang-Millsequations on

m a t h b b R i m e s X

with moduli depending on time

t i n m a t h b b R

. It is shown that in the adiabatic limit, when the metric in the

X

direction is scaled down, the classical dynamics of slowly moving instantons corresponds to a geodesic motion in the moduli space

c a l M

of gauge instantons on

X

. Similar results about geodesic motion in the moduli space of monopoles and vortices in higher dimensions are briefly discussed.

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