Evolution of the order parameter after bubble collisions
- 15 November 1997
- journal article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review D
- Vol. 56 (10) , 6133-6138
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.56.6133
Abstract
If a first-order phase transition is terminated by collisions of new-phase bubbles, there will exist a period of nonequilibrium between the time bubbles collide and the time thermal equilibrium is established. We study the behavior of the order parameter during this phase. We find that large nonthermal fluctuations at this stage tend to restore symmetry, i.e., the order parameter is smaller than its eventual thermal equilibrium value. We comment on possible consequences for electroweak baryogenesisKeywords
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