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Bubble wall velocity: heavy physics effects

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2021-02-03 v3

Abstract

We analyse the dynamics of the relativistic bubble expansion during the first order phase transition focusing on the ultra relativistic velocities γ1\gamma\gg 1. We show that fields much heavier than the scale of the phase transition can significantly contribute to the friction and modify the motion of the bubble wall leading to interesting phenomenological consequences. NLO effects on the friction due to the soft vector field emission are reviewed as well.

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@article{arxiv.2010.02590,
  title  = {Bubble wall velocity: heavy physics effects},
  author = {Aleksandr Azatov and Miguel Vanvlasselaer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2010.02590},
  year   = {2021}
}

Comments

Non-vanishing width of the bubble wall effects are taken into account

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