Quantum stabilization of Z-strings in the electroweak model

Abstract

We study the quantum energy of the Z-string in 2+1 dimensions using the phase shift formalism. Our main interest is the question of stability of a Z-string carrying a finite fermion number.

8 pages LaTex, talk presented at the 7th Workshop On Quantum Field Theory Under The Influence Of External Conditions (QFEXT 05),5-9 Sep 2005, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

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