On rotating solitons in general relativity
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We review a number of results recently obtained in the area of constructing rotating solitons in a four dimensional asymptotically flat spacetime. Various models are examined, special attention being paid to the monopole-antimonopole and gauged skyrmion configurations, which have a nonvanishing total angular momentum. For all known examples of rotating solitons, the angular momentum is fixed by some conserved charge of the matter fields.
11 pages, 3 figures; work presented at International Conference on Fundamental and Applied Research in Physics, 26-29 October 2005, Iasi, Romania
11 pages, 3 figures; work presented at International Conference on Fundamental and Applied Research in Physics, 26-29 October 2005, Iasi, Romania