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In each monopole sector there exist an infinite number of finite energy solutions to the Prasad-Sommerfield limit of the SU(2) Yang-Mills-Higgs equations on ℝ3 whose energy is greater than any finite number.
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Taubes, C.H. Min-max theory for the Yang-Mills-Higgs equations. Commun.Math. Phys. 97, 473–540 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01221215
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