Monopoles in gauge field theory

• Main Author: Dary, Farisan
• Other Authors: Tan Hai Siong
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Physics::Nuclear and particle physics; DRNTU::Science::Physics::Atomic physics::Field theories; DRNTU::Science::Physics::Atomic physics::Quantum theory
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/77132
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In this thesis, I explore the possible existence of finite-energy monopoles and dyons in the electroweak theory of Weinberg and Salam which is characterized by the symmetry breaking pattern SU(2) x U(1)Y → U(1)em. It has been asserted that there exists no topological monopoles in the electroweak the...