1995/03/16 by Thomas W. Kephart, Tanmay Vachaspati · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics #Statistical Mechanics and Entropy #astro-ph #hep-ph #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/s0370-2693(96)01179-3
published as Phys.Lett.B388:481-486,1996 · 12 pages + 1 figure; LaTeX
arxiv created 1995/03/16 · openalex publication_date 1996/11/01 · arxiv updated 2010/11/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We propose a criterion to classify hybrid defects occurring in field theoretic models such as the standard electroweak model. This criterion leads us to consider the minimal extension of the electroweak model in which electroweak magnetic monopoles and Z-strings are topological. We briefly discuss the cosmology of such defects.