The gauge-fixed vortex operator at a general field #
This file continues TauCeti.Analysis.PDE.Vortex.Deformation, in the same coordinates: a field
x = (A₁, A₂, p, q) represents a = i (A₁ ds + A₂ dt) and α = 2 (p + i q), and the coefficient
metric |b|² + |δα|² / 4 on variations is the Euclidean metric. The infinitesimal gauge action
d₀ = gaugeDirection x sends a real phase f to (-∂₁ f, -∂₂ f, -q f, p f), and its formal
L² adjoint is
d₀* y = ∂₁ y₀ + ∂₂ y₁ + p y₃ - q y₂ (gaugeAdjoint).
The gauge-fixed operator L_x = d₀* ⊕ d₁ (gaugeFixedOperator) puts this gauge-fixing row in
front of the three rows of linearizedEquation, and gaugeFixedAdjoint is its formal adjoint
L_x* for the Euclidean metrics on fields and on ℝ ⊕ ℝ ⊕ ℂ. At the vacuum they are the operators
vacuumOperator and vacuumAdjoint (gaugeFixedOperator_vacuumField,
gaugeFixedAdjoint_vacuumField).
Main results #
gaugeAdjoint_gaugeDirection:d₀* d₀ f = -Δ f + (|α|² / 4) fpointwise, at every field.gaugeFixedOperator_gaugeFixedAdjoint: the pointwise Weitzenböck formula forL_x L_x*at every field, with the vortex defectsequation xappearing explicitly. In complex notation, withφ = α / 2,η = (ξ, ζ),∇ = d + aand the complex defectE = ∂bar_a α, it readsL_x L_x* (ξ, ζ) = (-Δ ξ + |φ|² ξ + i (conj ζ) E, -Δ_a ζ + (*iF_a + |φ|²) ζ + i E (conj ξ)).gaugeFixedOperator_gaugeFixedAdjoint_of_equation_eq_zero: at a point where the vortex equation holds,L_x L_x* = (-Δ + |φ|²) ⊕ (-Δ_a + 1 / 8 + |φ|² / 2). Both summands are nonnegative Schrödinger operators, which is how the cokernel ofL_xis shown to vanish at a vortex.gaugeFixedAdjoint_gaugeFixedOperator: the pointwise Weitzenböck formula forL_x* L_xat every field. In complex notation, withκ = curvature x zand the holomorphic derivative∂_a φ, it readsL_x* L_x (ξ, ζ) = ((-Δ + |φ|²) ξ + K ζ, (-Δ_a + κ + |φ|²) ζ + Kᵀ ξ), where the real matrixKis built from the components of2 ∂_a φ; the defects∂bar_a αdo not enter.gaugeFixedAdjoint_gaugeFixedOperator_of_equation_eq_zero: at a point where the vortex equation holds,κ = |φ|² / 2 - 1 / 8and2 ∂_a φ = ∇₁ α, so the section potential is3 |φ|² / 2 - 1 / 8andKis multiplication byi conj (∇₁ α). UnlikeL_x L_x*, this operator is not a sum of nonnegative Schrödinger operators, since the couplingKhas no sign; small|∇₁ α|and|α|close to one suffice for it to be coercive.integral_mul_gaugeAdjointandintegral_inner_gaugeFixedOperator: the integration-by-parts identities∫ f d₀* y = ∫ ⟪d₀ f, y⟫and∫ ⟪L_x y, η⟫ = ∫ ⟪y, L_x* η⟫, forC¹data with one factor compactly supported and any additive Haar measure.
These are smooth differential expressions; no completed field space, Fredholm property or cokernel statement is asserted.
References #
- A. Jaffe and C. H. Taubes, Vortices and Monopoles, Progress in Physics 2, Birkhäuser, 1980.
- C. H. Taubes, Arbitrary N-vortex solutions to the first order Ginzburg–Landau equations, Comm. Math. Phys. 72 (1980), 277--292.
The formal L² adjoint d₀* of the infinitesimal gauge action gaugeDirection x, applied to
a variation y: d₀* y = ∂₁ y₀ + ∂₂ y₁ + p y₃ - q y₂. See integral_mul_gaugeAdjoint.
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The gauge-fixed linearization L_x = d₀* ⊕ d₁ of the vortex equation at the field x: the
gauge-fixing row gaugeAdjoint x y followed by the three rows of linearizedEquation x y.
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The formal L² adjoint L_x* of gaugeFixedOperator x, for the Euclidean metrics on the
coordinates of variations and of ℝ ⊕ ℝ ⊕ ℂ. See integral_inner_gaugeFixedOperator.
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The defining formula of d₀*.
The gauge-fixing row of L_x.
The curvature row of L_x.
The real ∂bar row of L_x.
The imaginary ∂bar row of L_x.
The first connection component of L_x*.
The second connection component of L_x*.
The real section component of L_x*.
The imaginary section component of L_x*.
d₀* preserves addition of variations differentiable at the point.
d₀* commutes with real scalar multiplication of variations.
L_x preserves addition of variations differentiable at the point.
L_x y at a point depends only on the germ of the variation y there.
L_x commutes with real scalar multiplication of variations.
L_x sends the zero variation to zero.
L_x* preserves addition of arguments differentiable at the point.
L_x* commutes with real scalar multiplication.
The principal symbol of the gauge-fixed vortex adjoint, acting on a real covector and a target field value. It is independent of the vortex coefficients.
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Coordinate formula for the principal symbol of the adjoint.
The adjoint symbol commutes with real scaling of the covector.
The adjoint symbol commutes with real scaling of the field value.
The adjoint's Leibniz rule for a real weight, with its exact symbol commutator.
The gauge Laplacian: at every field, d₀* d₀ f = -Δ f + (|α|² / 4) f, where
|α|² / 4 = p² + q². No regularity of the field is needed.
The Weitzenböck formula for L_x L_x* at an arbitrary field, with the vortex defects
E = equation x z displayed. With P = p² + q² = |α|² / 4, the connection part is
(-Δ + P) η plus defect couplings, while the section part is -Δ_a ζ + (E₀ + 1 / 8 + P / 2) ζ
plus defect couplings, where -Δ_a is the covariant Laplacian of ζ = η₂ + i η₃ for
∇ = d + a and E₀ + 1 / 8 - P / 2 = *iF_a. In real coordinates
-Δ_a ζ = -Δ ζ - i (∂₁ A₁ + ∂₂ A₂) ζ - 2 i (A₁ ∂₁ ζ + A₂ ∂₂ ζ) + |A|² ζ.
The Weitzenböck formula at a vortex: where the vortex equation holds,
L_x L_x* = (-Δ + P) ⊕ (-Δ_a + 1 / 8 + P / 2) with P = p² + q² = |α|² / 4. The section part is
displayed in real coordinates as in gaugeFixedOperator_gaugeFixedAdjoint.
The Weitzenböck formula for L_x* L_x at an arbitrary field. With P = p² + q² = |α|² / 4
and κ = curvature x z, so that F_a = i κ ds ∧ dt, the connection part is (-Δ + P) ξ and the
section part is -Δ_a ζ + (κ + P) ζ, with the covariant Laplacian -Δ_a of ζ = y₂ + i y₃
displayed in real coordinates as in gaugeFixedOperator_gaugeFixedAdjoint. The two parts are
coupled at order zero through the real coefficients d + i c = ∇₁ φ - i ∇₂ φ of the
holomorphic derivative 2 ∂_a φ of φ = α / 2, and the defects ∂bar_a α do not appear.
The Weitzenböck formula for L_x* L_x at a vortex. Where the vortex equation holds, the
curvature is κ = P / 2 - 1 / 8 and ∂bar_a α = 0, so the section potential is
3 P / 2 - 1 / 8 and the coupling coefficients are the components of ∇₁ α
(covariantDerivative x z 1). With P = p² + q² = |α|² / 4, in complex notation
L_x* L_x (ξ, ζ) = ((-Δ + P) ξ + K ζ, (-Δ_a + 3 P / 2 - 1 / 8) ζ + Kᵀ ξ), where K is the real
2 × 2 matrix of multiplication by i conj (∇₁ α). At the vacuum, P = 1 / 4 and ∇α = 0,
this is L₀* L₀ = -Δ + 1 / 4.
At the vacuum, the gauge-fixed operator is vacuumOperator.
At the vacuum, the formal adjoint of the gauge-fixed operator is vacuumAdjoint.
d₀* y is continuous for a continuous field and a C¹ variation.
L_x* y is continuous for a continuous field and a C¹ argument.
The formal adjoint preserves compact support, with no regularity assumption on the field.
L_x y is continuous for a continuous field and a C¹ argument.
d₀* is the formal adjoint of the infinitesimal gauge action: ∫ f d₀* y = ∫ ⟪d₀ f, y⟫
for a continuous field x, a C¹ variation y and a compactly supported C¹ phase f.
L_x* is the formal adjoint of the gauge-fixed operator: ∫ ⟪L_x y, η⟫ = ∫ ⟪y, L_x* η⟫
for a continuous field x, a compactly supported C¹ variation y and a C¹ field η.