Abstract
The lattice Weinberg-Salam model at zero temperature is investigated numerically. We consider the model for the following values of the coupling constants: the Weinberg angle θ W∼30°, the fine structure constant α∼(1/150), and the Higgs mass M H∼ 150GeV. We find that the fluctuational region begins at the values of the cutoff Λ above about 0.8 TeV. In this region the average distance between Nambu monopoles is close to their sizes. At Λ>1.1TeV the Nambu monopole currents percolate. Within the fluctuational region the considered definitions of the scalar field condensate give values that differ from the expected one 2M z/g z. We consider the given results as an indication that the nonperturbative effects may be present in the Weinberg-Salam model at the large values of the cutoff. Our numerical results were obtained on the lattices of sizes up to 163×32.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 073001 |
| Journal | Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue number | 7 |
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| State | Published - 2 Apr 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)