23–25 Jan 2023
University of Pisa
Europe/Rome timezone

Parker Bound and Monopole Production from Primordial Magnetic Fields

25 Jan 2023, 11:30
25m
Aula Magna 'Fratelli Pontecorvo' (University of Pisa)

Aula Magna 'Fratelli Pontecorvo'

University of Pisa

Polo Fibonacci Building E Largo B. Pontecorvo 3 56127 Pisa
Talk

Speaker

Daniele Perri (INFN)

Description

Monopoles are inevitable predictions of GUT theories. They are produced during phase transitions in the early universe, but also mechanisms like Schwinger effect in strong magnetic fields could give relevant contributions to the monopole number density. I will show that from the detection of intergalactic magnetic fields of primordial origin we can infer additional bounds on the magnetic monopole flux at present time. I will also discuss the implications of these bounds for millicharged monopoles and for magnetic monopole pair production in primordial magnetic fields.

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