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We examine the quantum corrections to the static energy for Higgs winding configurations. We evaluate the effective action for such configurations in Weinberg-Salam theory without U(l)-gauge fields or fermions. For a configuration whose size is much smaller than the inverse W-mass, quantum contributions to the energy are comparable to the classical energy. Moreover, it is insufficient to consider only one-loop corrections, even as h → 0. Indeed, all loop orders contribute equally to the static energy. Nevertheless, quantum fluctuations do not stabilize winding configurations.
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Lue, A. (2000). Quantum Effects on Higgs Winding Configurations. In: MacKenzie, R., Paranjape, M.B., Zakrzewski, W.J. (eds) Solitons. CRM Series in Mathematical Physics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1254-6_16
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