Published September 17, 1981
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Journal article
Global space-time effects on first-order phase transitions from grand unification
Creators
- 1. Amsterdam Univ. (Netherlands). Astronomical Inst.
- 2. Rijksuniversiteit Leiden (Netherlands). Astronomical Inst.
Description
We argue that the supercooling of a first-order phase transition proceeds only to T approx. equal to 1011GeV (calculated for a Coleman-Weinberg potential). Then the barrier width between real and false vacuum as calculated in flat space-time becomes comparable to the scale set by the event horizon, and mode mixing might induce the transition. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Lett., B
- Journal Volume
- 104
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Series
- Phys. Lett., B.
- Journal Page Range
- 439-443
- ISSN
- 0370-2693
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 13649432
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- CONFIGURATION MIXING; LATTICE FIELD THEORY; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; SCALING LAWS; SPACE-TIME; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS; VACUUM STATES
- Descriptors DEC
- CONSTRUCTIVE FIELD THEORY; FIELD THEORIES; INTERACTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY