Abstract
We examine bosonic zero modes of vortices formed in the gauge breaking G'H. For non-Abelian G, zero modes are generic. Their solutions depend on global symmetry structure. Vortices render the embedding H G space dependent, with a dynamically determined subgroup H single valued. They Aharonov-Bohm scatter gauge bosons associated with multivalued generators. Alice strings (H=O(2), H=openZ2) attract charges and scatter SO(2) photons, and a two-string system has zero modes with unlocalizable Cheshire charge. The resulting superconductivity has novel electrodynamics.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1632-1635 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 64 |
Issue number | 14 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1990 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy