Entropy Generation in the Early Universe by Dissipative Processes Near the Higgs' Phase Transitions

Fang, L.Z.

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(80)90421-9

Entropy Generation in the Early Universe by Dissipative Processes Near the Higgs' Phase Transitions

L.Z. Fang
(
- SUNY, Stony Brook and
- Hefei, CUST
)

Jun, 1980

3 pages

Published in:

Phys.Lett.B 95 (1980) 154-156

Published: 1980

DOI:

10.1016/0370-2693(80)90421-9

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ITP-SB-80-30

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We suggest that the anomalous dissipation near the Higgs phase transition in the early Universe might be one of the non-negligible mechanisms to produce the cosmic entropy. Such processes may well generate a value of S comparable with the presently observed result. In a simplified σ-model the qualitative relations between the specific entropy and the mass and self-interaction of the vacuum field have been obtained.

ASTROPHYSICS
FIELD THEORY: CRITICAL PHENOMENA
UNIFIED FIELD THEORY
ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTION
STRONG INTERACTION
WEAK INTERACTION
FIELD THEORETICAL MODEL: SIGMA
POSTULATED PARTICLE: HIGGS PARTICLE

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