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arxiv: hep-th/9712192 · v2 · submitted 1997-12-18 · ✦ hep-th

First Are Last Fractional-Charge Solitons

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keywords arguedcarrychargesdecadeselementary-particlefirstfoundfractional-charge
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Jackiw and Rebbi found two types of intrinsically stable or `fundamental' soliton (kinks in 1+1 D and magnetic monopoles in 3+1 D) which can carry pieces of elementary-particle charges. After two decades there are no more, and it is argued here why that is inevitable.

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