Vortex number
= Vortex number
{title2=$N$}
The vortex number is the total multiplicity of the zeros of the Higgs field, equivalently its phase winding at infinity or its magnetic flux divided by $2\pi$ in the standard normalization.
= Vortex number
{title2=$N$}
The vortex number is the total multiplicity of the zeros of the Higgs field, equivalently its phase winding at infinity or its magnetic flux divided by $2\pi$ in the standard normalization.