Strings at finite temperature

Journal Article · Sun Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 1985 · Phys. Rev. D; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.32.3256· OSTI ID:6198132

de, Arago C; Bazeia, D; Eboli, O J.P.; Marques, G C

We obtain a semiclassical evaluation of the temperature for which the free energy of the strings of spontaneously broken scalar electrodynamics vanishes. We argue that, above this temperature, these objects should play a significant physical role.

• Research Organization: Departamento de Fisica, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, Cx.P. 38071, CEP 22453, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
• OSTI ID: 6198132
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. D; (United States), Vol. 32:12
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
STRING MODELS
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
BOUNDARY CONDITIONS
ELECTRODYNAMICS
FREE ENERGY
GAUGE INVARIANCE
LAGRANGIAN FUNCTION
PARTITION FUNCTIONS
RENORMALIZATION
SEMICLASSICAL APPROXIMATION
SPIN
SYMMETRY BREAKING
ANGULAR MOMENTUM
COMPOSITE MODELS
ENERGY
EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL
FUNCTIONS
INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
PARTICLE MODELS
PARTICLE PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
QUARK MODEL
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
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