The Born-Infeld Sphaleron
arXiv:hep-th/0110053 · doi:10.1016/S0370-2693(01)01381-8
Abstract
We study the SU(2) electroweak model in which the standard Yang-Mills coupling is supplemented by a Born-Infeld term. The deformation of the sphaleron and bisphaleron solutions due to the Born-Infeld term is investigated and new branches of solutions are exhibited. Especially, we find a new branch of solutions connecting the Born-Infeld sphaleron to the first solution of the Kerner-Gal'tsov series.
8 pages, 5 Postscript figures; new results on Bisphalerons added; minor modifications