Stability of electroweak strings

Margaret James, Leandros Perivolaropoulos, Tanmay Vachaspati

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Abstract

We map the parameter space that leads to stable Z vortices in the electroweak model. For sin2W=0.23, we find that the strings are unstable for a Higgs-boson mass larger than 24 GeV. Given the latest constraints on the Higgs-boson mass from the CERN e+e- collider LEP, this shows that, if the standard electroweak model is realized in nature, the Z vortex (in the bare model) is unstable.

Original languageEnglish (US)
JournalPhysical Review D
Volume46
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 1992
Externally publishedYes

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Stability of electroweak strings. / James, Margaret; Perivolaropoulos, Leandros; Vachaspati, Tanmay.

In: Physical Review D, Vol. 46, No. 12, 1992.

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James, M, Perivolaropoulos, L & Vachaspati, T 1992, 'Stability of electroweak strings', Physical Review D, vol. 46, no. 12. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.46.R5232
James M, Perivolaropoulos L, Vachaspati T. Stability of electroweak strings. Physical Review D. 1992;46(12). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.46.R5232
James, Margaret ; Perivolaropoulos, Leandros ; Vachaspati, Tanmay. / Stability of electroweak strings. In: Physical Review D. 1992 ; Vol. 46, No. 12.
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