FORMATION OF TOPOLOGICAL DEFECTS IN A 2ND-ORDER PHASE-TRANSITION

被引：19

作者：

BRANDENBERGER, RH

DAVIS, AC

机构：

[1] UNIV CAMBRIDGE,DEPT APPL MATH & THEORET PHYS,CAMBRIDGE CB3 9EW,ENGLAND

[2] UNIV CAMBRIDGE,KINGS COLL,CAMBRIDGE CB3 9EW,ENGLAND

来源：

PHYSICS LETTERS B | 1994年 / 332卷 / 3-4期

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D O I：

10.1016/0370-2693(94)91258-0

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

The classical evolution equations of the Abelian Higgs model are studied at temperatures below the Ginsburg temperature of a phase transition which is assumed to be second order. It is shown that the initial thermal fluctuations provide a domain structure which is stable against late time fluctuations. This result lends support to the Kibble mechanism for the formation of topological defects.

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