Formation and scaling of Z N strings for global SU(N)/Z N symmetry

arXiv:2607.21701 · hep-ph, astro-ph.CO, hep-th · Submitted 2026-07-23 · Read on arXiv

Masaki Yamada

hep-ph, astro-ph.CO, hep-th

Submitted: 2026-07-23

Comments: 12 pages, 7 figures

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

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• Accuracy — 2× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Robustness — 2× in this paper · explained in 5 episodes
• Symmetry Breaking — 2× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Topological Defects — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Domain Walls — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Frustration — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Phase Transitions — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Trace — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

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