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Does the existence of Higgs imply the existence of Magnetic Monopoles?
I am aware that in theories with spontaneous symmetry breaking, Magnetic Monopoles can exist as topological solitons. Can the same be done with the Standard Model gauge group. I am familiar with the ...
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Distinction of Dirac monopole and Polyakov-'t Hooft monopole
Can anybody explain the physical difference between Dirac monopole and Polyakov monopole?
First, let me write down what I know briefly.
Dirac monopole
It comes from the symmetry of Maxwell ...
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No monopoles in the Weinberg-Salam model
I'm reading Chapter 10.4 on the 't Hooft-Polyakov monopoles in Ryder's Quantum Field Theory.
On page 412 he explains why magnetic monopoles cannot appear in the Weinberg-Salam model.
I'm I right by ...
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In which representation are monopoles of grand unifying theories classified?
In the context of grand unification theories A.Zee's book states that $SU(5)$ (or $SO(10)$ if $SU(5)$ is considered as outdated as GUT candidate) as GUT and as spontaneously broken non-abelian gauge ...
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