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Linking numbers, spin, and statistics of solitonsThe spin and statistics of solitons in the (2 + 1)- and (3 + 1)-dimensional nonlinear sigma models is considered. For the (2 + 1)-dimensional case, there is the possibility of fractional spin and exotic statistics; for 3 + 1 dimensions, the usual spin-statistics relation is demonstrated. The linking-number interpretation of the Hopf invariant and the use of suspension considerably simplify the analysis.
Document ID
19840033619
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Wilczek, F.
(California, University Santa Barbara, CA, United States)
Zee, A.
(California Univ. Santa Barbara, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
December 19, 1983
Publication Information
Publication: Physical Review Letters
Volume: 51
ISSN: 0031-9007
Subject Category
Physics (General)
Accession Number
84A16406
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF PHY-77-27084
Distribution Limits
Public
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