Abstract
We search for smooth and time-independent finite-energy solutions to Yang–Mills–Higgs theory with an arbitrary compact gauge group. Excluding the monopole solutions which have been studied before, we concentrate on configurations with no long-range fields, which include the saddle points corresponding to noncontractible (hyper-) loops. It is shown that if the radial dependence of the fields is factorized, only one solution satisfies all these conditions. This solution is the one which has been studied before by Dashen, Hasslacher, and Neveu and by Boguta, and whose existence has recently been proved rigorously. Formulas for the asymptotic behavior of this solution are given.
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