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Internal Frame Dragging and a Global Analog of the Aharonov-Bohm Effect
John March-Russell, John Preskill, Frank Wilczek
It is shown that the breakdown of a {\it global} symmetry group to a discrete subgroup can lead to analogues of the Aharonov-Bohm effect. At sufficiently low momentum, the cross-se…
On Detecting Discrete Cheshire Charge
Martin Bucher, Kai-Ming Lee, John Preskill
We analyze the charges carried by loops of string in models with non-abelian local discrete symmetry. The charge on a loop has no localized source, but can be detected by means of…
Topological Approach to Alice Electrodynamics
Martin Bucher, Hoi-Kwong Lo, John Preskill
We analyze the unlocalized ``Cheshire charge'' carried by ``Alice strings.'' The magnetic charge on a string loop is carefully defined, and the transfer of magnetic charge from a m…
Quantum Field Theory of Nonabelian Strings and Vortices
Mark Alford, Kai-Ming Lee, John March-Russell +1
We develop an operator formalism for investigating the properties of nonabelian cosmic strings (and vortices) in quantum field theory. Operators are constructed that introduce clas…