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Band structure in classical field theory

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arxiv hep-th/0203037 v2 pith:QY5GQ6ZS submitted 2002-03-05 hep-th cond-mathep-ph

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keywords classicalembeddedkinkbandbandsfieldstabilitystructure
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Stability and instability bands in classical mechanics are well-studied in connection with systems such as described by the Mathieu equation. We examine whether such band structure can arise in classical field theory in the context of an embedded kink in 1+1 dimensions. The static embedded kink is unstable to perturbations but we show that if the kink is dynamic it can exhibit stability in certain parameter bands. Our results are relevant for estimating the lifetimes of various embedded defects and, in particular, loops of electroweak Z-string.

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