Supersymmetric Solitons

• Main Author: Shifman, M. (auth)
• Other Authors: Yung, A. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2009
• Subjects: Nuclear physics; quantum chromodynamics; critical solitons; central charges in superalgebras; non-Abelian strings; supersymmetry; non-supersymmetric theories; non-BPS non-Abelian strings; confined monopoles; Higgs branches; domain walls; D-brane prototypes; non-Abelian flux tubes; wall-string junctions
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In the last decade methods and techniques based on supersymmetry have provided deep insights in quantum chromodynamics and other non-supersymmetric gauge theories at strong coupling. This book summarizes major advances in critical solitons in supersymmetric theories, and their implications for understanding basic dynamical regularities of non-supersymmetric theories. After an extended introduction on the theory of critical solitons, including a historical introduction, the authors focus on three topics: non-Abelian strings and confined monopoles; reducing the level of supersymmetry; and domain walls as D-brane prototypes. They also provide a thorough review of issues at the cutting edge, such as non-Abelian flux tubes. The book presents an extensive summary of the current literature so researchers in this field can understand the background and related issues.