XXV Workshop on Geometric Methods in Physics 2-8.07.2006

Roman Palvelev


Scattering of vortices in (2+1)-dimensional Abelian Higgs model


We show that the kinetic metric on moduli space of n-vortices in Abelian Higgs model is well-defined and smooth. Using Manton's geodesic approximation one can deduce $pi/n$-scattering in head-on collision of n vortices.