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Charge-Swapping Q-balls

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Q-balls are non-topological solitonic solutions to a wide class of field theories that possess global symmetries. Here we show that in these same theories there also exists a tower of novel composite Q-ball solutions where, within one composite Q-ball, positive and negative charges co-exist and swap at a frequency lower than the natural frequency of an individual Q-ball. These charge-swapping Q-balls are constructed by assembling Q-balls and anti-Q-balls tightly such that their nonlinear cores overlap. We explain why charge-swapping Q-balls can form and why they swap charges.

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2026 1

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Quantum-Corrected Q-balls in the Friedberg-Lee-Sirlin Model

hep-th · 2026-05-24 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

Hartree quantum fluctuations in 3+1D simulations of the Friedberg-Lee-Sirlin model produce a regime where fluctuations carry significant Noether charge, periodic charge exchange occurs, and some classically stable Q-balls become unstable.

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  • Quantum-Corrected Q-balls in the Friedberg-Lee-Sirlin Model hep-th · 2026-05-24 · unverdicted · none · ref 12 · internal anchor

    Hartree quantum fluctuations in 3+1D simulations of the Friedberg-Lee-Sirlin model produce a regime where fluctuations carry significant Noether charge, periodic charge exchange occurs, and some classically stable Q-balls become unstable.