A Topological Criterion for Alice Strings
| dc.creator | Benson, Katherine | |
| dc.creator | Imbo, Tom | |
| dc.date | 2003-04-17 | |
| dc.date | 2003-12-05 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T04:15:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T04:15:10Z | |
| dc.description | Symmetry breaking can produce ``Alice'' strings, which alter scattered charges and carry monopole number and charge when twisted into loops. Alice behavior arises algebraically, when a string's untraced Wilson loop obstructs unbroken symmetries -- a fragile criterion. We give a topological criterion, compelling Alice behavior or deforming it away. Our criterion, that π_o(H) acts nontrivially on π_1(H), links topologically Alice strings to topological monopoles. We twist Alice loops to form monopoles, and find nematic and He-3A Alice strings are topologically Alice, carrying fundamental monopole charge when twisted into loops. | |
| dc.description | 12 pages, 1 figure, text + 2 eps files submitted 4/17/03, revised 12/5/03: technical qualification added, introduction focused, nomenclature clarified | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0304161 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0304161 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/51899 | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Theory | |
| dc.subject | Soft Condensed Matter | |
| dc.title | A Topological Criterion for Alice Strings | |
| dc.type | text |