The Two loop MSSM finite temperature effective potential with stop condensation
Dec, 1996
30 pages
Published in:
- Nucl.Phys.B 497 (1997) 387-414
e-Print:
- hep-ph/9612364 [hep-ph]
Report number:
- HD-THEP-96-56
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Abstract:
We calculate the finite temperature 2-loop effective potential in the MSSM with stop condensation, using a 3-dimensional effective theory. We find that in a part of the parameter space, a two-stage electroweak phase transition appears possible. The first stage would be the formation of a stop condensate, and the second stage is the transition to the standard electroweak minimum. The two-stage transition could significantly relax the baryon erasure bounds, but the parameter space allowing it (m_H \lsim 100 GeV, m_tR \sim 155-160 GeV) is not very large. We estimate the reliability of our results using renormalization scale and gauge dependence. Finally we discuss some real-time aspects relevant for the viability of the two-stage scenario.Note:
- 30 pages, 7 figures Report-no: HD-THEP-96-56
- 11.10.Wx
- 12.60.Jv
- 98.80.Cq
- Finite temperature field theory
- Supersymmetry
- Electroweak phase transition
- gauge field theory: SU(3) x SU(2) x U(1)
- supersymmetry
- effective action
- effective potential
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