Published April 15, 2010
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Journal article
Electroweak phase transition nucleation with the MSSM and electromagnetic field creation
- 1. Department of Physics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 (United States)
- 2. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)
- 3. Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195 (United States)
Description
Using EW-MSSM field theory, so the electroweak phase transition (EWPT) is first order, we derive the equations of motion (e.o.m.) for the gauge fields. With an isospin ansatz we derive e.o.m. for the electrically charged W fields uncoupled from all other fields. These and the lepton currents serve as the current for the Maxwell-like e.o.m. for the electromagnetic field. The electromagnetic field arising during EWPT bubble nucleation without leptons is found. We then calculate the electron current contribution, which is seen to be quite large. This provides the basis for determining the magnetic field created by EWPT bubble collisions, which could seed galactic and extragalactic magnetic fields.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.81.085035;
- arXiv
- arXiv:1001.2783v1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
- Journal Volume
- 81
- Journal Issue
- 8
- Journal Page Range
- p. 085035-085035.8
- ISSN
- 0556-2821
- CODEN
- PRVDAQ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 42002819
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BUBBLES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTRONS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FIELD THEORIES; ISOSPIN; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; STANDARD MODEL; SUPERSYMMETRY; WEINBERG-SALAM GAUGE MODEL
- Descriptors DEC
- DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EQUATIONS; FERMIONS; FIELD THEORIES; GRAND UNIFIED THEORY; LEPTONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PARTICLE MODELS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SYMMETRY; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS; UNIFIED-FIELD THEORIES
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2010 The American Physical Society