THE HIGH-TEMPERATURE 2-LOOP EFFECTIVE POTENTIAL OF THE ELECTROWEAK THEORY IN A GENERAL THOOFT BACKGROUND GAUGE

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KRIPFGANZ, J
LASER, A
SCHMIDT, MG
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[1] Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg
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10.1016/0370-2693(95)00382-U
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
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We calculate the high-temperature two-loop effective potential using a general 't Hooft background gauge. The dependence on the gauge-fixing parameter xi is investigated. The effective coupling constant at the critical temperature g(3)(T-c)(2) is decreased considerably compared to the one-loop result, independent of xi.
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