Instanton size distribution in O(3)
C. Michael, P.S. Spencer
TL;DR
This paper calculates the distribution of instanton sizes in the 2D O(3) non-linear sigma-model and examines how cooling affects the configurations and topological objects.
Contribution
It provides the first detailed calculation of instanton size distribution in the 2D O(3) model and discusses the impact of cooling on topological configurations.
Findings
Instanton size distribution characterized in the 2D O(3) model
Cooling alters the topological configurations and instanton sizes
Preliminary insights into topological effects in non-linear sigma-models
Abstract
We present calculations of the size distribution of instantons in the 2d O(3) non-linear sigma-model, and briefly discuss the effects cooling has upon the configurations and the topological objects. (This preprint is also available via anonymous ftp to suna.amtp.liv.ac.uk in /pub/pss/ as instdist.uue.)
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