Abstract
AbstractWe argue that the existence of the electroweak monopole predicts the existence of the electroweak string in the standard model made of monopole–antimonopole pair separated infinitely apart, which carry the quantized magnetic flux $$4 \pi n/e$$
4
π
n
/
e
. We show how to construct such quantized magnetic flux string solution. Our result strongly indicates that genuine fundamental electromagnetic string could exist in nature which could actually be detected. We discuss the physical implications of our result in cosmology.
Funder
Ministry of Science and Technology of Korea
National Natural Science Foundation of China
National Science Foundation of Guangdong Province of China
National Research Foundation of Korea funded by the Ministry of Education
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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