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Domain formation in noninstantaneous symmetry breaking phase transitions

Condensed Matter 2009-11-07 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory Quantum Physics

Abstract

In the framework of the Ginzburg-Landau harmonic potential approximation, we present a possible modeling of the time-dependence of the frequency of the order parameter mode suitable to account for the formation of correlated domains in non-instantaneous symmetry breaking phase transitions. An interesting spectrum of possibilities for the size and the life-time of these domains emerges, which appears to be consistent with the conclusions of other, differently grounded analysis.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0105435,
  title  = {Domain formation in noninstantaneous symmetry breaking phase transitions},
  author = {E. Alfinito and G. Vitiello},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0105435},
  year   = {2009}
}

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Revised version, accepted for publications on PRB