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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2014 iii Paper 47 2 ii Solution by
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For , choose the positive Bogomolny equation and constant angular orientation . Integrating givesThis interpolates from to , so . Its useful profiles are and . It obeys the second-order field equation because differentiating gives ; the angular field equation holds since is constant. ThusBoth and are collective coordinates: translation and global angular rotation do not change the energy. This static solution is the zero-charge member of the rotating charged kink in a spherical sigma model.
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