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Defect formation from higher-dimensional defect-antidefect annihilations

Muneto Nitta
Phys. Rev. D 85, 101702(R) – Published 23 May 2012

Abstract

We show that when a topological defect with extended world volume annihilates with an antidefect, there arise topological defects with dimensions less than those of the original defects by one. Domain wall annihilations create vortices while monopole-string annihilations result in instantons. We find that twisted domain wall rings are vortices, whereas twisted monopole rings are instantons.

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  • Received 5 March 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.85.101702

© 2012 American Physical Society

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Muneto Nitta

  • Department of Physics, and Research and Education Center for Natural Sciences, Keio University, Hiyoshi 4-1-1, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8521, Japan

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Vol. 85, Iss. 10 — 15 May 2012

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