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Thermalization of gauge bosons in the Abelian Higgs model

Journal Article · · Physical Review, D
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  1. Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2BZ (United Kingdom)

The thermalization rate for long wavelength fluctuations of the gauge field in the Abelian Higgs model is calculated from the imaginary part of the self-energy. The calculation is performed for both the symmetric and symmetry broken phase of the theory, modeling the transition as both a first and second order transition. {copyright} {ital 1997} {ital The American Physical Society}

OSTI ID:
517018
Journal Information:
Physical Review, D, Journal Name: Physical Review, D Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 55; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English