Geometry and energy of non-Abelian vortices

DOI10.1063/1.3574357zbMATH Open1316.70030arXiv1012.3014OpenAlexW2018342276MaRDI QIDQ5263584FDOQ5263584

N. S. Manton, Norman A. Rink

Publication date: 17 July 2015

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We study pure Yang--Mills theory on $Sigmaimes{S}^2$, where $Sigma$ is a compact Riemann surface, and invariance is assumed under rotations of $S^2$. It is well known that the self-duality equations in this set-up reduce to vortex equations on $Sigma$. If the Yang--Mills gauge group is $SU2$, the Bogomolny vortex equations of the abelian Higgs model are obtained. For larger gauge groups one generally finds vortex equations involving several matrix-valued Higgs fields. Here we focus on Yang--Mills theory with gauge group $$ and a special reduction which yields only one non-abelian Higgs field. One of the new features of this reduction is the fact that while the instanton number of the theory in four dimensions is generally fractional with denominator $N$, we still obtain an integral vortex number in the reduced theory. We clarify the relation between these two topological charges at a bundle geometric level. Another striking feature is the emergence of non-trivial lower and upper bounds for the energy of the reduced theory on $Sigma$. These bounds are proportional to the area of $Sigma$. We give special solutions of the theory on $Sigma$ by embedding solutions of the abelian Higgs model into the non-abelian theory, and we relate our work to the language of quiver bundles, which has recently proved fruitful in the study of dimensional reduction of Yang--Mills theory.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1012.3014

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of vector bundles and moduli spaces in mathematical physics (twistor theory, instantons, quantum field theory) (14D21) Special connections and metrics on vector bundles (Hermite-Einstein, Yang-Mills) (53C07) Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in mechanics of particles and systems (70S15) Representations of quivers and partially ordered sets (16G20)

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