Amplification of hypercharge electromagnetic fields by a cosmological pseudoscalar
- 14 June 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review D
- Vol. 60 (2) , 023508
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.60.023508
Abstract
If, in addition to the standard model fields, a new pseudoscalar field exists and couples to the hypercharge topological number density, it can exponentially amplify hyperelectric and hypermagnetic fields in the symmetric phase of the electroweak plasma, while coherently rolling or oscillating. We present equations describing the coupled system of a pseudoscalar field and hypercharge electromagnetic fields in an electroweak plasma at temperatures above the electroweak phase transition, and discuss approximations to the equations and their validity. We then solve the approximate equations using assorted analytical and numerical methods, and determine the parameters for which hypercharge electromagnetic fields can be exponentially amplified.Keywords
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