Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
1995-10-27
Phys.Lett. B370 (1996) 29-36
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Latex, 13 pages, 2 uuencoded figures
Scientific paper
10.1016/0370-2693(95)01534-5
We examine the Standard Model field configurations near cosmic strings in a particular class of models. This class is defined by the condition that the generator of the flux in the string, $T_s$, commutes with the Standard Model Lie algebra. We find that if the Standard Model Higgs carries a charge $F_h /2$ under $T_s$, cosmic string solutions have Z-flux $\Phi_Z =[n-F_h N/F_{\phi}]4\pi \cos \theta_w /g$, where $n$ is any integer and $4\pi N/qF_{\phi}$ is the flux of the gauge field associated with $T_s$. Only the configuration with the smallest value of $|n-F_h N/F_{\phi}|$ is stable, however. We argue that the instabilities found at higher $\Phi_Z$ are just associated with paths in configuration space reducing $|n-F_h N/F_{\phi}|$ by one unit. This contradicts recent claims that the instabilities in such models represent the spontaneous generation of current along the string. We also show that the stable strings have no Standard Model fermion zero modes: therefore there is no possibility of supercurrents carried by Standard Model particles in this class of models.
Goodband Michael
Hindmarsh Mark
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