A note on BPS vortex bound states

In this note we investigate bound states, where scalar and vector bosons are trapped by BPS vortices in the Abelian Higgs model with a critical ratio of the couplings. A class of internal modes of fluctuation around cylindrically symmetric BPS vortices is characterized mathematically, analyzing the...

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Published inPhysics letters. B Vol. 753; no. C; pp. 29 - 33
Main Authors Alonso-Izquierdo, A., Garcia Fuertes, W., Mateos Guilarte, J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 10.02.2016
Elsevier
Subjects
Abelian Higgs model
Boson-vortex bound states
Self-dual (BPS) vortices
Boson-vortex bound states
Abelian Higgs model
Self-dual (BPS) vortices
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Summary:In this note we investigate bound states, where scalar and vector bosons are trapped by BPS vortices in the Abelian Higgs model with a critical ratio of the couplings. A class of internal modes of fluctuation around cylindrically symmetric BPS vortices is characterized mathematically, analyzing the spectrum of the second-order fluctuation operator when the Higgs and vector boson masses are equal. A few of these bound states with low values of quantized magnetic flux are described fully, and their main properties are discussed.
ISSN:0370-2693
1873-2445
DOI:10.1016/j.physletb.2015.11.070