Hairs of discrete symmetries and gravity

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETB.2017.04.008MaRDI QIDQ2404702zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Kang-Sin Choi, Jihn E. Kim, Bumseok Kyae, Soonkeon Nam

Publication date 19 September 2017

Published in Physics Letters B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1703.05389

zbMATH Keywords

discrete hairdiscrete symmetrygravitywormholes

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Symmetry breaking in quantum theory (81R40) Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in quantum field theory (81T13) Methods of quantum field theory in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C47)

Abstract: Gauge symmetries are known to be respected by gravity because gauge charges carry flux lines, but global charges do not carry flux lines and are not conserved by gravitational interaction. For discrete symmetries, they are spontaneously broken in the Universe, forming domain walls. Since the realization of discrete symmetries in the Universe must involve the vacuum expectation values of Higgs fields, a string-like configuration (hair) at the intersection of domain walls in the Higgs vacua can be realized. Therefore, we argue that discrete charges are also respected by gravity.

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