The Dynamics Of Vortex And Monopole Production By Quench Induced Phase Separation
High Energy Physics - Theory
2010-11-01 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
Our understanding of the mechanism by which topological defects are formed in symmetry breaking phase transitions has recently changed. We examine the non-equilibrium dynamics of defect formation for weakly-coupled global O(N) theories possessing vortices (strings) and monopoles. It is seen that, as domains form and grow, defects are swept along on their boundaries at a density of about one defect per coherence area (strings) or per coherence volume (monopoles).
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9410159,
title = {The Dynamics Of Vortex And Monopole Production By Quench Induced Phase Separation},
author = {A. J. Gill and R. J. Rivers},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9410159},
year = {2010}
}
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16 pages