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The '''Bogomol'nyi–Prasad–Sommerfield bound''' (named after [[Eugène Bogomolny]],<ref>E. B. Bogomolny, Sov.J.Nucl.Phys. 24 (1976) 449; Yad.Fiz. 24 (1976) 861</ref> [[Manoj Prasad]], and [[Charles Sommerfield]]<ref>M.K. Prasad & C. M. Sommerfield, Phys.Rev.Lett. 35 (1975) 760.</ref>) is a series of [[inequality (mathematics)|inequalities]] for solutions of [[partial differential equation]]s depending on the [[homotopy class]] of the solution at infinity. This set of inequalities is very useful for solving [[soliton (topological)|soliton]] equations. Often, by insisting that the bound be satisfied (called "saturated"), one can come up with a simpler set of partial differential equations to solve, the Bogomol'nyi equations. Solutions saturating the bound are called '''BPS states''' and play an important role in field theory and [[string theory]]. | |||
Examples: | |||
*[[Instanton]]. | |||
*''Incomplete:'' [[Yang-Mills-Higgs equations|Yang-Mills-Higgs partial differential equations]]. | |||
The energy at a given time ''t'' is given by | |||
= | :<math>E=\int d^3x\, \left[ \frac{1}{2}\overrightarrow{D\varphi}^T \cdot \overrightarrow{D\varphi} +\frac{1}{2}\pi^T \pi + V(\varphi) + \frac{1}{2g^2}\operatorname{Tr}\left[\vec{E}\cdot\vec{E}+\vec{B}\cdot\vec{B}\right]\right]</math> | ||
where ''D'' is the [[covariant derivative]] and ''V'' is the potential. If we assume that ''V'' is nonnegative and is zero only for the Higgs vacuum and that the Higgs field is in the [[adjoint representation]], then | |||
:<math> | |||
\begin{align} | |||
E & \geq \int d^3x\, \left[ \frac{1}{2}\operatorname{Tr}\left[\overrightarrow{D\varphi} \cdot \overrightarrow{D\varphi}\right] + \frac{1}{2g^2}\operatorname{Tr}\left[\vec{B}\cdot\vec{B}\right] \right] \\ | |||
& \geq \int d^3x\, \operatorname{Tr}\left[ \frac{1}{2}\left(\overrightarrow{D\varphi}\mp\frac{1}{g}\vec{B}\right)^2 \pm\frac{1}{g}\overrightarrow{D\varphi}\cdot \vec{B}\right] \\ | |||
& \geq \pm \frac{1}{g}\int d^3x\, \operatorname{Tr}\left[\overrightarrow{D\varphi}\cdot \vec{B}\right] \\ | |||
& = \pm\frac{1}{g}\int_{S^2\ \mathrm{boundary}} \operatorname{Tr}\left[\varphi \vec{B}\cdot d\vec{S}\right]. | |||
\end{align} | |||
</math> | |||
Therefore, | |||
:<math>E\geq \left\|\int_{S^2} \operatorname{Tr}\left[\varphi \vec{B}\cdot d\vec{S}\right]\right \|.</math> | |||
Saturation happens when <math>\pi = 0</math> and | |||
:<math>\overrightarrow{D\varphi}\mp\frac{1}{g}\vec{B} = 0</math> | |||
The Bogomol'nyi equation. The other condition for saturation is the Higgs mass and self-interaction are zero, which is the case in N=2 supersymmetric theories. | |||
This quantity is the absolute value of the [[magnetic flux]]. | |||
A slight generalization applying to dyons also exists. For that, the Higgs field needs to be a complex adjoint, not a real adjoint. | |||
==Supersymmetry== | |||
In supersymmetry, the BPS bound is saturated when half (or a quarter or an eighth) of the SUSY generators are unbroken. This happens when the mass is equal to the [[Group extension%23Central extension|central extension]], which is typically a [[topological charge]].<ref>Weinberg, Steven (2000). ''The Quantum Theory of Fields: Volume 3,'' p 53. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ISBN 0521660009.</ref> | |||
In fact, most bosonic BPS bounds actually come from the bosonic sector of a supersymmetric theory and this explains their origin. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bogomol'nyi-Prasad-Sommerfield bound}} | |||
[[Category:Partial differential equations]] | |||
[[Category:Quantum field theory]] | |||
[[Category:Solitons]] | |||
Revision as of 15:15, 5 December 2013
The Bogomol'nyi–Prasad–Sommerfield bound (named after Eugène Bogomolny,[1] Manoj Prasad, and Charles Sommerfield[2]) is a series of inequalities for solutions of partial differential equations depending on the homotopy class of the solution at infinity. This set of inequalities is very useful for solving soliton equations. Often, by insisting that the bound be satisfied (called "saturated"), one can come up with a simpler set of partial differential equations to solve, the Bogomol'nyi equations. Solutions saturating the bound are called BPS states and play an important role in field theory and string theory.
Examples:
- Instanton.
- Incomplete: Yang-Mills-Higgs partial differential equations.
The energy at a given time t is given by
where D is the covariant derivative and V is the potential. If we assume that V is nonnegative and is zero only for the Higgs vacuum and that the Higgs field is in the adjoint representation, then
Therefore,
The Bogomol'nyi equation. The other condition for saturation is the Higgs mass and self-interaction are zero, which is the case in N=2 supersymmetric theories.
This quantity is the absolute value of the magnetic flux.
A slight generalization applying to dyons also exists. For that, the Higgs field needs to be a complex adjoint, not a real adjoint.
Supersymmetry
In supersymmetry, the BPS bound is saturated when half (or a quarter or an eighth) of the SUSY generators are unbroken. This happens when the mass is equal to the central extension, which is typically a topological charge.[3]
In fact, most bosonic BPS bounds actually come from the bosonic sector of a supersymmetric theory and this explains their origin.
References
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