Topological defects as non-homogeneous condensates: Part II

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Vortices in U(1) local gauge theory

• Topological solitons in gauge theories

  • Homogeneous boson condensation

  • The vortex of scalar electrodynamics

  • The 't Hooft–Polyakov monopole

  • The sphaleron

• The SU(2) instanton