| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/M57521/01 |
| Title: |
SKYRMIONS, MONOPOLES AND KNOTS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Sutcliffe, Professor P |
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Sch of Maths Statistics & Actuarial Sci |
| Organisation: |
University of Kent |
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Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 November 1998 |
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31 October 2001 |
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51,438
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The proposed project is to study the structure, interaction and dynamics of topological solitons in three space dimensions using a variety of analytical and numerical methods. The investigation will focus particularly on three types of soliton: Skyrmions, BPS monopoles and knots. The investigation of Skyrmions will continue in several directions but a fundamental issue is the indentification of the structure of higher charge Skyrmions together with an understanding of the analogy with fullerene chemistry. This will involve further numerical simulations but great use will also be made of the powerful new rational map approach. Applications to nuclei will also be addressed.Further investigation of symmetric monopoles will be conducted, with particular emphasis upon the use of rational maps in order to clarify the links with Skyrmions.I propose to use numerical simulations to study the structure and interaction of string and knot solitons and in particular to address the issue of existence and stability. Applications to magnetic vortex rings will also be pursued.
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http://www.kent.ac.uk |