SL(3,C) elementary instanton configurations

Several SL(3,C) self-dual instanton solutions of the Yang-Mills equations are presented which have very striking properties. While one of them is regular and SU(3) inside (outside) a sphere of arbitrarily large (small) radius, another one has all the characteristics of a meron solution (in particula...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Elizalde, E. (Emili), 1950-
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1979
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/12414
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/12414
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Electrodinàmica quàntica
Quantum electrodynamics
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Sumario:Several SL(3,C) self-dual instanton solutions of the Yang-Mills equations are presented which have very striking properties. While one of them is regular and SU(3) inside (outside) a sphere of arbitrarily large (small) radius, another one has all the characteristics of a meron solution (in particular its topological charge is concentrated at one point) although its Pontryagin number equals one. Their continuation to Minkowski space is also studied.