Helical Magnetic Fields from Sphaleron Decay and Baryogenesis

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2008-01-23

arxiv.org/abs/0801.3653v2

Phys.Rev.Lett.101:171302,2008

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

4 pages, 1 figure. Added references, fixed typos

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.171302

Many models of baryogenesis rely on anomalous particle physics processes to give baryon number violation. By numerically evolving the electroweak equations on a lattice, we show that baryogenesis in these models creates helical cosmic magnetic fields. After a transitory period, electroweak dynamics is found to conserve the Chern-Simons number and the total electromagnetic helicity. We argue that baryogenesis could lead to magnetic fields of nano-Gauss strength today on astrophysical length scales. In addition to being astrophysically relevant, such helical magnetic fields can provide an independent probe of baryogenesis and CP violation in particle physics.

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