GENERIC FEATURES OF VACUUM PHASE-TRANSITIONS IN THE EARLY UNIVERSE

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KEPHART, TW [1 ]
WEILER, TJ [1 ]
YUAN, TC [1 ]
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[1] VANDERBILT UNIV,DEPT ENERGY OUTSTANDING JUNIOR INVESTIGATORS,NASHVILLE,TN 37235
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10.1016/0550-3213(90)90128-Z
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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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A simple Higgs model is utilized to show the occurrence of a four-phase pattern of vacuum symmetry. As temperature changes, an interplay of spontaneous symmetry breaking and spontaneous symmetry restoration ensues, and resonant field interchange occurs. The generality of models which may contain a sequence of vacuum phase transitions is emphasized. The laboratory for these multi-phase transitions is the early Universe. © 1990.
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页码:705 / 719
页数:15
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