Fractional and semi-local non-Abelian Chern–Simons vortices Original Research Article

In this paper we study fractional as well as semi-local Chern–Simons vortices in image and image theories. The master equations are solved numerically using appropriate Ansätze for the moduli matrix field. In the fractional case the vortices are solved in the transverse plane due to the broken axial symmetry of the configurations (i.e. they are non-rotational invariant). It is shown that unless the fractional vortex-centers are all coincident (i.e. local case) the ring-like flux structure, characteristic of Chern–Simons vortices, will become bell-like fluxes – just as those of the standard Yang–Mills vortices. The asymptotic profile functions are calculated in all cases and the effective size is identified.