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arxiv: hep-th/0310300 · v1 · submitted 2003-10-31 · ✦ hep-th · hep-ph

Platonic Sphalerons

classification ✦ hep-th hep-ph
keywords densityenergysphaleronsphaleronsdiscretesymmetriesbaryoncarry
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We construct sphaleron solutions in Weinberg-Salam theory, which possess only discrete symmetries. Related to rational maps of degree N, these sphalerons carry baryon number Q_B=N/2. The energy density of these sphalerons reflects their discrete symmetries. We present an N=3 sphaleron with tetrahedral energy density, an N=4 sphaleron with cubic energy density, and an N=5 sphaleron with octahedral energy density.

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