Electroweak phase transition in the early universe?

• Verfasst von: Bergerhoff, Bastian [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Wetterich, Christof [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Electroweak phase transition in the early universe?
• Verf.angabe: Bastian Bergerhoff and Christof Wetterich
• Umfang: 30 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 26.09.2017
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Current topics in astrofundamental physics
• Jahr Quelle: 1998
• Band/Heft Quelle: (1998), S. 211-240
• ISBN Quelle: 978-94-011-5046-0
• DOI: doi:10.1007/978-94-011-5046-0_6
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 1563738996

Abstract

Existence and properties of the electroweak phase transition in the early universe depend strongly on the mass of the Higgs scalar MH. There is presumably no true symmetry restoration at high temperature. Nevertheless, a first order phase transition occurs in the standard model for MH ≲ GeV. For a realistic scalar mass M≳ GeV the transition to the high temperature regime is described by a crossover, due to the strong electroweak gauge interactions for temperatures near and above the critical temperature. Electroweak baryogenesis during this transition seems not possible within the standard model. The observed baryon asymmetry in the universe therefore implies the necessity of an extension of the standard model.