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Instanton solution for Schwinger production of 't Hooft-Polyakov monopoles
David L. -J. Ho, Arttu Rajantie
We present the results of an explicit numerical computation of a novel instanton in Georgi-Glashow SU(2) theory. The instanton is physically relevant as a mediator of Schwinger pro…
The Electroweak Sphaleron in a strong magnetic field
David L. -J. Ho, Arttu Rajantie
In an external magnetic field, the energy of the electroweak sphaleron---representing the energy barrier to baryon and lepton number violation---decreases but remains nonzero until…
Classical production of 't Hooft-Polyakov monopoles from magnetic fields
David L. -J. Ho, Arttu Rajantie
We show that in the SU(2) Georgi-Glashow model, 't Hooft-Polyakov monopoles are produced by a classical instability in magnetic fields above the Ambjorn-Olesen critical field, whic…
Towards Schwinger production of magnetic monopoles in heavy-ion collisions
Oliver Gould, David L. -J. Ho, Arttu Rajantie
Magnetic monopoles may be produced by the Schwinger effect in the strong magnetic fields of peripheral heavy-ion collisions. We review the form of the electromagnetic fields in suc…