Published December 4, 1978 | Version v1
Journal article

The interaction energy of 't Hooft monopoles in the Prasad-Sommerfield limit

Creators

  • 1. European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva (Switzerland)

Description

In the Prasad-Sommerfield limit of vanishing Higgs mass, the size of 't Hooft monopoles increases when they interact with each other. For monopoles of like charges, their interaction energy decreases at least with the fourth power of the distance. (Auth.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Lett., B
Journal Volume
79
Journal Issue
4-5
Series
Phys. Lett., B.
Journal Page Range
426-428
ISSN
0031-9163

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
10450296
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
HIGGS MODEL; INTERACTION RANGE; LAGRANGIAN FUNCTION; MAGNETIC MONOPOLES
Descriptors DEC
DISTANCE; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONOPOLES; PARTICLE MODELS; POSTULATED PARTICLES