Topological excitations of a scalar SO(3)-theory
Manfried Faber (TU Wien)
Abstract: We discuss a model with only three degrees of freedom in Minkowski space-time. This model is related to Dirac monopoles, one can see it as a generalisation of the Sine-Gordon model from 1D to 3D, or a modification of the Skyrme model. Starting from a Lagrangian, the intention of the model is to provide a geometrical description of electromagnetic phenomena. The model has three topological quantum numbers which can be compared to the properties of charge, spin and photon number. We discuss stable solitonic solutions and compare them to the properties of electrons and photons.
mathematical physicsgeneral physicsquantum physics
Audience: researchers in the topic
QM Foundations & Nature of Time seminar
Series comments: Description: Physics foundations discussion seminar
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