Monopoles and fermions in the Standard Model
Abstract We consider all magnetic monopoles that could have settled in the Standard Model after descending from a generic microscopic theory. These monopoles have Standard Model quantum numbers, are stable, and we also require that their magnetic fluxes are consistent with the electroweak symmetry b...
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| description | Abstract We consider all magnetic monopoles that could have settled in the Standard Model after descending from a generic microscopic theory. These monopoles have Standard Model quantum numbers, are stable, and we also require that their magnetic fluxes are consistent with the electroweak symmetry breaking. Scattering processes involving quarks, leptons and protons on these monopoles are studied using partial waves decomposition. These processes in the lowest partial wave are known to be unsuppressed by the monopole mass and are relevant for monopole catalysis of proton decay. We provide estimates for scattering cross-sections and investigate and confirm the applicability of the twisted sector approach to scattering processes on these Standard Model monopoles. We find that the SM monopole catalysis processes are universal and model-independent. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e343b05145754ef7a6e5aa07f56495f72025-08-20T02:20:45ZengSpringerOpenJournal of High Energy Physics1029-84792024-09-012024912810.1007/JHEP09(2024)146Monopoles and fermions in the Standard ModelValentin V. Khoze0IPPP, Department of Physics, Durham UniversityAbstract We consider all magnetic monopoles that could have settled in the Standard Model after descending from a generic microscopic theory. These monopoles have Standard Model quantum numbers, are stable, and we also require that their magnetic fluxes are consistent with the electroweak symmetry breaking. Scattering processes involving quarks, leptons and protons on these monopoles are studied using partial waves decomposition. These processes in the lowest partial wave are known to be unsuppressed by the monopole mass and are relevant for monopole catalysis of proton decay. We provide estimates for scattering cross-sections and investigate and confirm the applicability of the twisted sector approach to scattering processes on these Standard Model monopoles. We find that the SM monopole catalysis processes are universal and model-independent.https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP09(2024)146Solitons Monopoles and InstantonsBaryon/Lepton Number ViolationSpontaneous Symmetry BreakingGrand Unification |
| spellingShingle | Valentin V. Khoze Monopoles and fermions in the Standard Model Journal of High Energy Physics Solitons Monopoles and Instantons Baryon/Lepton Number Violation Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking Grand Unification |
| title | Monopoles and fermions in the Standard Model |
| title_full | Monopoles and fermions in the Standard Model |
| title_fullStr | Monopoles and fermions in the Standard Model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Monopoles and fermions in the Standard Model |
| title_short | Monopoles and fermions in the Standard Model |
| title_sort | monopoles and fermions in the standard model |
| topic | Solitons Monopoles and Instantons Baryon/Lepton Number Violation Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking Grand Unification |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP09(2024)146 |
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