Evolution of Fields in a Second Order Phase Transition

Preprint

26 October 1994

preprint
Published by arXiv in arXiv

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.hep-ph/9410374

Abstract

We analyse the evolution of scalar and gauge fields during a second order phase transition using a Langevin equation approach. We show that topological defects formed during the phase transition are stable to thermal fluctuations. Our method allows the field evolution to be followed throughout the phase transition, for both expanding and non-expanding Universes. The results verify the Kibble mechanism for defect formation during phase transitions.

Keywords

ORDER PHASE TRANSITION
SECOND ORDER PHASE
STABLE TO THERMAL
DEFECT FORMATION
PHASE TRANSITION
FIELD EVOLUTION
TRANSITION

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Version 1, 1994-10-26, ArXiv
Published version: Physical Review D, 52 (6), 3298.

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