Decoherence of domains and defects at phase transitions

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETB.2007.02.065zbMath1248.83038arXivhep-ph/0701031OpenAlexW2132689449MaRDI QIDQ713003

Paula I. Villar, Ray J. Rivers, Fernando C. Lombardo

Publication date: 18 October 2012

Published in: Physics Letters. B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0701031

zbMATH Keywords

decoherence functionalclassical behaviour in field theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Relativistic cosmology (83F05) Model quantum field theories (81T10) Methods of quantum field theory in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C47)

Cites Work

• Consistent histories and the interpretation of quantum mechanics
• Decoherence in field theory: general couplings and slow quenches
• The formation of classical defects after a slow quantum phase transition
• Decoherence, tunneling, and noise-induced activation in a double-potential well at high and zero temperature
• Topology of cosmic domains and strings
• Coarse-grained effective action and renormalization group theory in semiclassical gravity and cosmology
• Classical behaviour after a phase transition

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