Broken quantum symmetry and confinement phases in planar physics.
Many two-dimensional physical systems have symmetries which are mathematically described by quantum groups (quasitriangular Hopf algebras). In this Letter we introduce the concept of a spontaneously broken Hopf symmetry and show that it provides an effective tool for analyzing a wide variety of phases exhibiting many distinct confinement phenomena.
Bais
F A
FA
Institute for Theoretical Physics, Valckenierstraat 65, 1018 XE Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Schroers
B J
BJ
Slingerland
J K
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