Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10724074 | Physics Letters B | 2009 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We show that, at finite weak mixing angle the sphaleron solution of Weinberg-Salam theory can be endowed with angular momentum proportional to the electric charge. Carrying baryon number 1/2 these sphalerons with spin and charge may contribute to baryon number violating processes.
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Authors
Burkhard Kleihaus, Jutta Kunz, Michael Leissner,