Electroweak sphalerons with spin and charge
Burkhard KleihausInstitut für Physik, Universität Oldenburg, D-26111 Oldenburg, GermanyJutta KunzInstitut für Physik, Universität Oldenburg, D-26111 Oldenburg, GermanyMichael LeißnerInstitut für Physik, Universität Oldenburg, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany
2009en
ABI
Abstract
We show that, at finite weak mixing angle the sphaleron solution of Weinberg-Salam theory can be endowed with angular momentum proportional to the electric charge. Carrying baryon number 1/2 these sphalerons with spin and charge may contribute to baryon number violating processes.
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