Published February 15, 1994
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Journal article
Hydrodynamic detonation instability in electroweak and QCD phase transitions
Creators
- 1. NASA/Fermilab Astrophysics Center, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510 (United States)
- 2. Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, The Enrico Fermi Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637 (United States)
Description
The hydrodynamic stability of deflagration and detonation bubbles for a first order electroweak and QCD phase transition has been discussed recently with the suggestion that detonations are stable. We examine here the case of a detonation more carefully. We find that in front of the bubble wall perturbations do not grow with time, but behind the wall modes exist which grow exponentially. We briefly discuss the possible meaning of this instability
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
- Journal Volume
- 49
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1777-1782.
- ISSN
- 0556-2821
- CODEN
- PRVDAQ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 25045620
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS; HYDRODYNAMICS; INSTABILITY; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS; WEAK INTERACTIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- BASIC INTERACTIONS; FIELD THEORIES; FLUID MECHANICS; INTERACTIONS; MECHANICS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY