Quantum Solitons in the Electroweak Theory
| dc.creator | Khemani, Vishesh | |
| dc.date | 2003-10-27 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T04:16:04Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T04:16:04Z | |
| dc.description | We explore the space of solutions of the classical equations of motion in the Euclidean electroweak theory. We sketch a topological prescription that finds known solutions and indicates the existence of novel ones. All spatially-varying, time-independent solutions are unstable. However, if we consider quantum fluctuations around static classical configurations, it may be possible to find stable solutions called quantum solitons. Such objects carry a conserved quantum number, in analogy with a topological soliton carrying a topological charge. We explain the mechanism and motivation for the existence of a quantum soliton and describe our search for one within a spherical ansatz. We also comment on promising candidates outside the ansatz. | |
| dc.description | 11 pages, 2 figures; LaTex using Rinton-P9x6.cls; based on a talk given by the author at the QFEXT03 workshop, Norman, Oklahoma, September 2003 | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0310249 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0310249 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/52206 | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Theory | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology | |
| dc.title | Quantum Solitons in the Electroweak Theory | |
| dc.type | text |