Bubble wall correlations in cosmological phase transitions

We study statistical relationships between bubble walls in cosmological first-order phase transitions. We consider the conditional and joint probabilities for different points on the walls to remain uncollided at given times. We use these results to discuss space and time correlations of bubble wall...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Megevand, Ariel Hugo, Membiela, Federico Agustin
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/143136
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/143136
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:BUBBLE COLLISIONS
PHASE TRANSITIONS
GRAVITATIONAL WAVES
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Sumario:We study statistical relationships between bubble walls in cosmological first-order phase transitions. We consider the conditional and joint probabilities for different points on the walls to remain uncollided at given times. We use these results to discuss space and time correlations of bubble walls and their relevance for the consequences of the transition. In our statistical treatment, the kinematics of bubble nucleation and growth is characterized by the nucleation rate and the wall velocity as functions of time. We obtain general expressions in terms of these two quantities, and we consider several specific examples and applications.