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Global effects in quaternionic quantum field theory

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We present some striking global consequences of a model quaternionic quantum field theory which is locally complex. We show how making the quaternionic structure a dynamical quantity naturally leads to the prediction of cosmic strings and nonbaryonic hot dark matter candidates.

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  1. Research Centre for High Energy Physics, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, 3052, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

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Brumby, S.P., Joshi, G.C. Global effects in quaternionic quantum field theory. Found Phys 26, 1591–1599 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02282122

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