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Non-Canonical Q-balls

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2021-12-24 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

Theories possessing non-canonical kinetic terms are often studied for Q-ball states in an ad-hoc manner. This paper seeks to generalise their study for both thin- and thick-wall Q-balls. Specifically, we show that theories whose potential cannot house Q-balls can do so by virtue of their non-canonical kinetic terms. Furthermore, we also constrain the theories that possess an energetically stable thick-wall limit, with ramifications for their early universe phenomenology.

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@article{arxiv.2112.12547,
  title  = {Non-Canonical Q-balls},
  author = {Olivier Lennon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2112.12547},
  year   = {2021}
}

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16+2 pages

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