Constrained Instanton and Baryon Number Non--Conservation at High Energies

Abstract

Constrained Instanton and Baryon Number Non--Conservation at High Energies, P.G.Silvestrov, BUDKERINP 92--92. The total cross-section for baryon number violating processes at high energies is usually parametrized as $σ_{total}\propto\exp(\frac{4π}α F(\varepsilon))$, where $\varepsilon =\sqrt{s}/E_0 , \,\, E_0 = \sqrt{6} πm_w/α$. In the present paper the third nontrivial term of the expansion \[ F(\varepsilon)= -1+\frac{9}{8}\varepsilon^{4/3} -\frac{9}{16}\varepsilon^2 -\frac{9}{32} \left( \frac{m_h}{m_w}\right)^2 \varepsilon^{8/3}\log\left( \frac{1}{3\varepsilon}\left( \frac{2m_w}{γm_h}\right)^2 \right) + O(\varepsilon^{8/3}) \] is obtained.The unknown corrections to $F(\varepsilon)$ are expected to be of the order of $\varepsilon^{8/3}$, but have neither $(m_h/m_w)^2$, nor $\log(\varepsilon)$ enhancement. The total cross-section is extremely sensitive to the value of single Instanton action. The correction to Instanton action $\triangle S\sim (mρ)^4 \log(mρ)/g^2$ is found ($ρ$ is the Instanton radius). For sufficiently heavy Higgs boson the $ρ$ -dependent part of the Instanton action is changed drastically. In this case even the leading contribution to $F(\varepsilon)$, responsible for a growth of cross-section due to the multiple production of classical W-bosons, is changed: \[ F(\varepsilon)=-1+ \frac{9}{8}\left( \frac{2}{3} \right)^{2/3} \varepsilon^{4/3} +\ldots \,\, , \,\, \varepsilon\ll 1\ll \varepsilon \left( \frac{m_h}{m_w} \right)^{3/2} \,\, . \]

20 pages, BUDKERINP 92--92