Superconducting multi-vortices and a novel BPS bound in chiral perturbation theory

Abstract We derive a novel BPS bound from chiral perturbation theory minimally coupled to electrodynamics at finite isospin chemical potential. At a critical value of the isospin chemical potential, a system of three first-order differential field equations (which implies the second-order field equa...

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Main Authors: Fabrizio Canfora, Marcela Lagos, Aldo Vera
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Published: SpringerOpen 2024-10-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2024)224
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description Abstract We derive a novel BPS bound from chiral perturbation theory minimally coupled to electrodynamics at finite isospin chemical potential. At a critical value of the isospin chemical potential, a system of three first-order differential field equations (which implies the second-order field equations) for the gauge field and the hadronic profile can be derived from the requirement to saturate the bound. These BPS configurations represent magnetic multi-vortices with quantized flux supported by a superconducting current. The corresponding topological charge density is related to the magnetic flux density, but is screened by the hadronic profile. Such a screening effect allows to derive the maximal value of the magnetic field generated by these BPS magnetic vortices, being B max = 2, 04 × 1014 G. The solution for a single BPS vortex is discussed in detail, and some physical consequences, together with the comparison with the magnetic vortices in the Ginzburg-Landau theory at critical coupling, are described.
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spelling doaj-art-6827526fcd5a4e888bbb9d79f55619c82025-08-20T02:20:41ZengSpringerOpenJournal of High Energy Physics1029-84792024-10-0120241013110.1007/JHEP10(2024)224Superconducting multi-vortices and a novel BPS bound in chiral perturbation theoryFabrizio Canfora0Marcela Lagos1Aldo Vera2Universidad San Sebastián, sede ValdiviaUniversidad San SebastiánNúcleo Matemáticas Física y Estadística, Universidad MayorAbstract We derive a novel BPS bound from chiral perturbation theory minimally coupled to electrodynamics at finite isospin chemical potential. At a critical value of the isospin chemical potential, a system of three first-order differential field equations (which implies the second-order field equations) for the gauge field and the hadronic profile can be derived from the requirement to saturate the bound. These BPS configurations represent magnetic multi-vortices with quantized flux supported by a superconducting current. The corresponding topological charge density is related to the magnetic flux density, but is screened by the hadronic profile. Such a screening effect allows to derive the maximal value of the magnetic field generated by these BPS magnetic vortices, being B max = 2, 04 × 1014 G. The solution for a single BPS vortex is discussed in detail, and some physical consequences, together with the comparison with the magnetic vortices in the Ginzburg-Landau theory at critical coupling, are described.https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2024)224Chiral LagrangianEffective Field Theories of QCDChiral SymmetryEffective Field Theories
spellingShingle Fabrizio Canfora
Marcela Lagos
Aldo Vera
Superconducting multi-vortices and a novel BPS bound in chiral perturbation theory
Journal of High Energy Physics
Chiral Lagrangian
Effective Field Theories of QCD
Chiral Symmetry
Effective Field Theories
title Superconducting multi-vortices and a novel BPS bound in chiral perturbation theory
title_full Superconducting multi-vortices and a novel BPS bound in chiral perturbation theory
title_fullStr Superconducting multi-vortices and a novel BPS bound in chiral perturbation theory
title_full_unstemmed Superconducting multi-vortices and a novel BPS bound in chiral perturbation theory
title_short Superconducting multi-vortices and a novel BPS bound in chiral perturbation theory
title_sort superconducting multi vortices and a novel bps bound in chiral perturbation theory
topic Chiral Lagrangian
Effective Field Theories of QCD
Chiral Symmetry
Effective Field Theories
url https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2024)224
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