MONOPOLE BARYOGENESIS IN THE LANGACKER-PI SCENARIO

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作者
DAVIS, AC
EARNSHAW, MA
WIEDEMANN, UA
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[1] Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Cambridge, CB3 9EW, Silver Street
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10.1016/0370-2693(92)91489-V
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
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Grand-unified monopoles catalyse baryon decay with a cross section enhanced by the Callan-Rubakov effect. They can also be annihilated efficiently via the Langacker-Pi mechanism. We discuss how far such a scenario can explain the observed baryon asymmetry of the universe, and to what extent the baryon asymmetry constrains the Langacker-Pi mechanism.
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