Spin from Isospin in a Gauge Theory

R. Jackiw and C. Rebbi
Phys. Rev. Lett. 36, 1116 – Published 10 May 1976
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We show that in an SU(2) quantum gauge field theory, with isospin symmetry broken spontaneously by a triplet of scalar mesons, isospinor degrees of freedom are converted into spin degrees of freedom in the field of a magnetic monopole.

  • Received 19 February 1976

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.36.1116

©1976 American Physical Society

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R. Jackiw and C. Rebbi

  • Laboratory for Nuclear Science and Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

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Mixing of Internal and Space-Time Symmetries

Kerson Huang and Daniel R. Stump
Phys. Rev. Lett. 37, 545 (1976)

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Vol. 36, Iss. 19 — 10 May 1976

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