TOPOLOGY COLLAPSE OF NONTRIVIAL U(1)-BUNDLE ON LATTICIZED SPHERE
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Applying the Monte Carlo technique, we study the statistical mechanics of U(1) gauge model on two dimensional spherical lattice of the Mercator type. Special emphasis is put on the topology of the gauge-field configuration. At sufficiently low temperatures, we demonstrate the existence of many metastable states, each of which has a well-defined Chern number. At higher temperatures, we observe how they lose their topology and collapse.
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