Magnetic monopoles from gauge theory phase transitions
| dc.creator | Rajantie, A. | |
| dc.date | 2002-12-09 | |
| dc.date | 2004-01-14 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-25T18:44:53Z | |
| dc.description | Thermal fluctuations of the gauge field lead to monopole formation at the grand unified phase transition in the early Universe, even if the transition is merely a smooth crossover. The dependence of the produced monopole density on various parameters is qualitatively different from theories with global symmetries, and the monopoles have a positive correlation at short distances. The number density of monopoles may be suppressed if the grand unified symmetry is only restored for a short time by, for instance, nonthermal symmetry restoration after preheating. | |
| dc.description | 5 pages, updated to match the version published in PRD (http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRD/v68/e021301) on 11 July 2003 | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0212130 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0212130 | |
| dc.identifier | Phys.Rev. D68 (2003) 021301 | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.68.021301 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.dare.co.zw/handle/123456789/58172 | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.title | Magnetic monopoles from gauge theory phase transitions | |
| dc.type | text |