Topology of non-topological Chern-Simons vortices
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The quantized magnetic flux $Φ=-4πN\sk, N=0,\pm1,...$ of non-topological vortices in the non-relativistic Chern-Simons theory is related to the topological degree of the $S^2\to S^2$ mapping defined by lifting the problem to the Riemann spheres. Regular solutions with finite degree only arise for rational functions, whose topological degree, $N$, is the commun number of their zeros and poles on the Riemann sphere, also called their algebraic order.
5 pages, Plain Tex, no figures
5 pages, Plain Tex, no figures