Bound states can stabilize electroweak strings

Tanmay Vachaspati; Richard Watkins

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(93)91800-3

Bound states can stabilize electroweak strings

Tanmay Vachaspati, Richard Watkins

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Abstract

We show that the stability of the electroweak Z-string is greatly improved by the presence of bound states of a complex scalar field. This stabilization mechanism could work for other embedded defects and also for unstable solutions such as the sphaleron.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	163-168
Number of pages	6
Journal	Physics Letters B
Volume	318
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(93)91800-3
State	Published - Nov 25 1993

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Vachaspati, T., & Watkins, R. (1993). Bound states can stabilize electroweak strings. Physics Letters B, 318(1), 163-168. https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(93)91800-3

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