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)
Pages (from-to)R5232-R5235
JournalPhysical Review D
Volume46
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 1992
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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