Published 1989 | Version v1
Book

Wanted: a nonperturbative treatment of spontaneously broken symmetries in the early universe

Creators

  • 1. Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN (USA). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy

Description

A perturbative analysis at a simple Higgs model of finite temperature reveals the very interesting occurrence of a four-phase pattern of vacuum symmetry. The generality of this behavior is emphasized, and the possible import for cosmology is noted. Attention is drawn to the question of whether or not the perturbative results are quantitatively correct, qualitatively correct, or perturbative artifacts. A nonperturbative lattice study of the model would answer the question

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
World Scientific Pub. Co.
Imprint Place
Teaneck, NJ (USA)
ISBN
9971-50-780-3
Imprint Title
Frontiers in nonperturbative field theory
Imprint Pagination
452 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 157-168.

Conference

Title
Workshop and conference on frontiers of nonperturbative field theory.
Dates
18-23 Aug 1988.
Place
Eger (Hungary).

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-8808185--.