Z6 symmetry, electroweak transition, and magnetic monopoles at high temperature

B. L.G. Bakker, A. I. Veselov, M. A. Zubkov

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Abstract

We consider the lattice realization of the Standard Model with an additional Z6 symmetry. Numerical simulations were performed on the asymmetric lattice, which corresponds to the finite temperature theory. Our choice of parameters corresponds to large Higgs masses (MH > 90 GeV). The phase diagram was investigated and has been found to be different from that of the usual lattice realization of the Standard Model. It has been found, that the confinement-deconfinement phase transition lines for the SU (2) and SU (3) fields coincide. The transition line between Higgs and symmetric deconfinement parts of the phase diagram and the confinement-deconfinement transition line meet in a triple point. The transition between Higgs and symmetric parts of the phase diagram corresponds to the finite temperature electroweak transition/crossover. We see for the first time evidence that Nambu monopoles are condensed at T > Tc while at T < Tc their condensate vanishes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)147-152
Number of pages6
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume642
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Nov 2006
Externally publishedYes

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