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U(1) gauged nontopological solitons in the 3+1 dimensional O(3) sigma-model

L. A. Ferreira

A. Mikhaliuk

Y. Shnir

  • Instituto de Física de São Carlos, IFSC/USP, Universidade de São Paulo, USP Caixa Postal 369, CEP 13560-970, São Carlos-São Paulo, Brazil

  • BLTP, JINR, Dubna 141980, Moscow Region, Russia

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Phys. Rev. D 112, 025003 – Published 7 July, 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/gprq-jpc8

Abstract

We present and study new nontopological soliton solutions in the U(1) gauged nonlinear O(3) sigma-model with a symmetry breaking potential in 3+1 dimensional flat space-time. The configurations are endowed with an electric and magnetic field and also carry a nonvanishing angular momentum density. We discuss properties of these solitons and investigate the domains of their existence.

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Phys. Rev. D 112, 025003– Published 7 July, 2025
  • Received 17 March 2025
  • Accepted 16 June 2025
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