1994/02/02 by F. R. Klinkhamer, P. Olesen · 2 citations
Computer Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Computational Physics and Python Applications #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #hep-ph #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/0550-3213(94)00116-2
published as Nucl.Phys. B422 (1994) 227-236 · 13 pages, Latex, NIKHEF-H/94-02 (February 2, 1994), 1 figure available by fax or mail (send request to [email protected])
arxiv created 1994/02/02 · openalex publication_date 1994/07/01 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The vortex solution (Z-string) of the electroweak interactions can be interpreted as the 2-dimensional sphaleron at the top of a non-contractible sphere. The same holds for another type of solution, the W-string.