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arxiv: hep-th/9112040 · v1 · submitted 1991-12-17 · ✦ hep-th

On Detecting Discrete Cheshire Charge

Martin Bucher , Kai-Ming Lee , John Preskill This is my paper
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We analyze the charges carried by loops of string in models with non-abelian local discrete symmetry. The charge on a loop has no localized source, but can be detected by means of the Aharonov--Bohm interaction of the loop with another string. We describe the process of charge detection, and the transfer of charge between point particles and string loops, in terms of gauge--invariant correlation functions.

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