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I'm trying to understand better the nature of the gauge redundancy and the Higgs mechanism in superconductors.

Specifically, I'm looking for a good reference that explains monopoles, vortices, and how to think about the different phases of the Abelian Higgs model in terms of confinement and condensation of these defects.

I suppose more generally I'd like to understand gauge theories and how different phases relate to confinement and condensation.

Related to: Phase diagram of gauge + matter theories.

I'm trying to understand better the nature of the gauge redundancy and the Higgs mechanism in superconductors.

Specifically, I'm looking for a good reference that explains monopoles, vortices, and how to think about the different phases of the Abelian Higgs model in terms of confinement and condensation of these defects.

I suppose more generally I'd like to understand gauge theories and how different phases relate to confinement and condensation.

Related to: Phase diagram of gauge + matter theories.

I'm trying to understand better the nature of the gauge redundancy and the Higgs mechanism in superconductors. Specifically, I'm looking for a good reference that explains monopoles, vortices, and how to think about the different phases of the Abelian Higgs model in terms of confinement and condensation of these defects.

I suppose more generally I'd like to understand gauge theories and how different phases relate to confinement and condensation.

Related to: Phase diagram of gauge + matter theories.

I'm trying to understand better the nature of the gauge redundancy and the Higgs mechanism in superconductors. 

Specifically, I'm looking for a good reference that explains monopoles, vortices, and how to think about the different phases of the Abelian Higgs model in terms of confinement and condensation of these defects.

I suppose more generally I'd like to understand gauge theories and how different phases relate to confinement and condensation.

Related to: Phase diagram of gauge + matter theories.