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First mass determination of electroweak vortex rings in the Standard Model

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: A bstract We report the first rigorous evaluation of the physical mass of electroweak vortex rings, establishing precise values of 18.01 and 26.80 TeV for solutions characterized by different winding numbers. Analysis of the internal structure reveals that repulsive interactions shape the geometry of these configurations, while complex current distributions lead to a neutral analogue of Ampère’s circuital law, suggesting a corresponding self-stabilizing pinch mechanism. These findings set the energy scales for the potential observation of such configurations at future colliders and offer a framework for understanding topological structures in the Standard Model.

Source: Journal of High Energy Physics

DOI: 10.1007/jhep10(2026)162

Authors: Dan Zhu, Qingyue Zhang, Khai-Ming Wong, Xurong Chen

Institutions: Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia

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: diamond

Funder: Chinese Academy of Sciences

Award: G1840879910