Hidden symmetry of hyperbolic monopole motion
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Author(s)
Gibbons, GW
Warnick, CM
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Hyperbolic monopole motion is studied for well separated monopoles. It is shown that the motion of a hyperbolic monopole in the presence of one or more fixed monopoles is equivalent to geodesic motion on a particular submanifold of the full moduli space. The metric on this submanifold is found to be a generalisation of the multi-centre Taub-NUT metric introduced by LeBrun. The one centre case is analysed in detail as a special case of a class of systems admitting a conserved Runge–Lenz vector. The two centre problem is also considered. An integrable classical string motion is exhibited.
Date Issued
2007-07-19
Date Acceptance
2007-07-11
Citation
Journal of Geometry and Physics, 2007, 57 (11), pp.2286-2315
ISSN
0393-0440
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
2286
End Page
2315
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Geometry and Physics
Volume
57
Issue
11
Copyright Statement
© 2007 Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Subjects
Mathematical Physics
01 Mathematical Sciences
02 Physical Sciences
Publication Status
Published