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Nonperturbative study of the ’t Hooft-Polyakov monopole form factors

Arttu Rajantie* and David J. Weir†

  • Department of Physics, Imperial College London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom

  • *a.rajantie@imperial.ac.uk
  • †david.weir03@imperial.ac.uk
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Phys. Rev. D 85, 025003 – Published 10 January, 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.85.025003

Abstract

The mass and interactions of a quantum ’t Hooft-Polyakov monopole are measured nonperturbatively using correlation functions in lattice Monte Carlo simulations. A method of measuring the form factors for interactions between the monopole and fundamental particles, such as the photon, is demonstrated. These quantities are potentially of experimental relevance in searches for magnetic monopoles.

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Phys. Rev. D 85, 025003– Published 10 January, 2012
  • Received 12 September 2011

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