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  "abstract": "We investigate the composite system of a 2 + 1 -dimensional electric charge placed in the background field of a Nielsen–Olesen flux tube. The explicit analytic results are obtained in the static probe approximation and in the controlled large-separation regime αx 0 ≫ 1, where α = 2 e a . We show that the combined configuration carries a non-vanishing field angular momentum, closely analogous to the familiar charge–monopole systems in 3 + 1 dimensions. We also find that the system possesses a finite field momentum, which appears to violate the center-of-energy theorem. A detailed analysis reveals that this field momentum is compensated by a hidden mechanical momentum carried by the flux tube’s currents, thereby preserving the center-of-energy theorem.",
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  "title": "Nielsen–Olesen flux tube plus electric charge",
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