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Structure of electroweak dumbbells

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2023-06-14 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We analyze the magnetic field of electroweak dumbbells. While the magnetic field of the untwisted dumbbell is given by the usual dipole formula and falls of as 1/r31/r^3, dumbbells with twist have a novel twisted magnetic field that only falls off as cosθ/r2\cos\theta/r^2 (in spherical coordinates). We comment on the relevance of twisted electroweak dumbbells for understanding the coherence of the magnetic field generated at the electroweak phase transition.

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@article{arxiv.2302.04886,
  title  = {Structure of electroweak dumbbells},
  author = {Teerthal Patel and Tanmay Vachaspati},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.04886},
  year   = {2023}
}

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9 pages, 12 figures

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