RUNNING GAUGE COUPLING IN 3 DIMENSIONS AND THE ELECTROWEAK PHASE-TRANSITION

被引:117
作者
REUTER, M [1 ]
WETTERICH, C [1 ]
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[1] UNIV HEIDELBERG, INST THEORET PHYS, W-6900 HEIDELBERG, GERMANY
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10.1016/0550-3213(93)90134-B
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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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We present a method which allows us to deal with the strong infrared effects in three-dimensional gauge theories. In particular, we compute the three-dimensional running of the gauge coupling. Applying these results to the electroweak phase transition in the standard model, we conclude that the transition cannot be of second order. It is either a first-order transition or a smooth cross-over.
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