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arxiv: hep-ph/0212130 · v2 · submitted 2002-12-09 · ✦ hep-ph · astro-ph

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Magnetic monopoles from gauge theory phase transitions

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keywords monopolesdensitygaugegrandmonopolephaseshortsymmetry
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Thermal fluctuations of the gauge field lead to monopole formation at the grand unified phase transition in the early Universe, even if the transition is merely a smooth crossover. The dependence of the produced monopole density on various parameters is qualitatively different from theories with global symmetries, and the monopoles have a positive correlation at short distances. The number density of monopoles may be suppressed if the grand unified symmetry is only restored for a short time by, for instance, nonthermal symmetry restoration after preheating.

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