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Quantum fluctuations around the electroweak sphaleron

Year: 1994

Type: article

Abstract: We present an analysis of the quantum fluctuations around the electroweak sphaleron and calculate the associated determinant which gives the one-loop correction to the sphaleron transition rate. The calculation differs in various technical aspects from a previous analysis by Carson and co-workers so that it can be considered as independent. The numerical results differ also, by several orders of magnitude, from those of this previous analysis; we find that the sphaleron transition rate is much less suppressed than found previously.

Source: Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields

DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.49.2055

Authors: J. Baacke, S. Junker

Institution: TU Dortmund University

Language: English

Topic: Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1970419362

FWCI: 5.935

Cites: 26

Cited by: 84

Related to: 10