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Autori principali: Junior, David R., Oxman, L. E., Simões, Gustavo M.
Natura: Preprint
Pubblicazione: 2025
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Accesso online:https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.11192
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author Junior, David R.
Oxman, L. E.
Simões, Gustavo M.
author_facet Junior, David R.
Oxman, L. E.
Simões, Gustavo M.
contents Mixed oriented and nonoriented center vortices are known to generate nontrivial topological charge. However, most previous analyses have been restricted to Abelian-projected thin configurations. Studies of thick vortices have so far focused on the $SU(2)$ case and on the intersection of a single pair of oriented objects. In this work, we construct mixed oriented and nonoriented thick center-vortex gauge fields in $SU(N)$ with smooth profiles and explicit non-Abelian phases. These phases ensure a smooth interpolation between different Cartan fluxes at monopole junctions. We analyze the resulting topological charge density and visualize its morphology, elucidating the color structures responsible for fractional lumps that together yield a nonvanishing global charge.
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spellingShingle Thick oriented and nonoriented center-vortex $SU(N)$ configurations with fractional topological charge lumps
Junior, David R.
Oxman, L. E.
Simões, Gustavo M.
High Energy Physics - Theory
Mixed oriented and nonoriented center vortices are known to generate nontrivial topological charge. However, most previous analyses have been restricted to Abelian-projected thin configurations. Studies of thick vortices have so far focused on the $SU(2)$ case and on the intersection of a single pair of oriented objects. In this work, we construct mixed oriented and nonoriented thick center-vortex gauge fields in $SU(N)$ with smooth profiles and explicit non-Abelian phases. These phases ensure a smooth interpolation between different Cartan fluxes at monopole junctions. We analyze the resulting topological charge density and visualize its morphology, elucidating the color structures responsible for fractional lumps that together yield a nonvanishing global charge.
title Thick oriented and nonoriented center-vortex $SU(N)$ configurations with fractional topological charge lumps
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.11192