2006/04/30 by M. Deshaies-Jacques, R. MacKenzie · 2 citations
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Mathematical Physics Problems #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevd.74.025006
published as Phys.Rev.D74:025006,2006 · 8 pages, 10 figures. References added; discussion modified. Version published in Phys Rev D
openalex publication_date 2006/07/10 · arxiv created 2006/07/18 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We examine the energetics of Q balls in Maxwell-Chern-Simons theory in two space dimensions. Whereas gauged Q balls are unallowed in this dimension in the absence of a Chern-Simons term due to a divergent electromagnetic energy, the addition of a Chern-Simons term introduces a gauge field mass and renders finite the otherwise-divergent electromagnetic energy of the Q ball. Similar to the case of gauged Q balls, Maxwell-Chern-Simons Q balls have a maximal charge. The properties of these solitons are studied as a function of the parameters of the model considered, using a numerical technique known as relaxation. The results are compared to expectations based on qualitative arguments.