Far-from-equilibrium dynamics of a strongly coupled non-Abelian plasma with non-zero charge density or external magnetic field

Pre-equilibrium evolution of non-Abelian plasma

We study the production and the equilibration of a non-Abelian q q plasma in an external chromoelectric eld, by solving the Boltzmann equation with the non-Abelian features explicitly incorporated. We consider the gauge group SU(2) and show that the colour degree of freedom has a major and dominant role in the dynamics of the system. It is seen that the assumption of the so called Abelian domin...

Quantisation of monopoles with non-abelian magnetic charge

Magnetic monopoles in Yang-Mills-Higgs theory with a non-abelian unbroken gauge group are classified by holomorphic charges in addition to the topological charges familiar from the abelian case. As a result the moduli spaces of monopoles of given topological charge are stratified according to the holomorphic charges. Here the physical consequences of the stratification are explored in the case ...

Non Equilibrium Dynamics in Strongly Correlated Systems

Interaction of Non-Abelian Monopole with External Field

The interaction of a nontrivial topological field configuration with the external fields is considered. The approach is based on the calculation of the zero modes excitation probability. We consider the interaction of the t’Hooft-Polyakov monopole with an external weak uniform magnetic field and the field of another monopole. The t’Hooft-Polyakov non-Abelian monopole [1] are well-known static s...

Non-linear charge reduction effect in strongly-coupled plasmas

The charge reduction effect, produced by the nonlinear Debye screening of high-Z charges occuring in strongly-coupled plasmas, is investigated. An analytic asymptotic expression is obtained for the charge reduction factor (fc) which determines the Debye-Hückel potential generated by a charged test particle. Its relevant parametric dependencies are analyzed and shown to predict a strong charge r...