Subcritical fluctuations at the electroweak phase transition.
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چکیده
We study the importance of thermal fluctuations during the electroweak phase transition. We evaluate in detail the equilibrium number density of large amplitude subcritical fluctuations and discuss the importance of phase mixing to the dynamics of the phase transition. Our results show that, for realistic Higgs masses, the phase transition can be completed by the percolation of the true vacuum, induced by the presence of subcritical fluctuations. PACS number(s): 98.80.Cq, 05.70.Fh. ∗E-mail address: [email protected]
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review. D, Particles and fields
دوره 54 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996