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Magnetic monopoles, duality and cosmological phase transitions

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Is is shown that duality for magnetic monopoles, as proposed by Montonen and Olive, does not hold in quatum field theory at finite temperatures. Furthermore, the evolution picture of the Universe looks different when analyzed in the original 'electric' theory or in its dual 'magnetic' counterpart. (Author)

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Abstract (Portuguese)

Mostra-se que a dualidade para monopolos magneticos, como proposto por Montonen e Olive, nao se preserva em teoria quantica de campos para temperaturas finitas. Alem disso, o quadro de evolucao do Universo parece diferente quando analizado na teoria 'eletrica' original ou em seu complemento 'magnetico' dual. (L.C.)

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10 p.
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IFUSP-P--276

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Country of Publication
Brazil
Country of Input or Organization
Brazil
INIS RN
13700722
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
COSMOLOGY; CRITICAL TEMPERATURE; DUALITY; MAGNETIC MONOPOLES; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FIELD THEORIES; MONOPOLES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POSTULATED PARTICLES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE