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Phase Transitions and Magnetic Monopole Production in the Very Early Universe

Year: 1980

Type: article

Abstract: In grand unified models, the abundance of superheavy magnetic monopoles in the universe can be suppressed if (1) the phase transition which creates the monopoles occurs after much supercooling; and (2) immediately after the phase transition, the effective monopole mass is large compared with the temperature. These requirements impose constraints on the history of the early universe. The Georgi-Glashow SU(5) group probably breaks to SU(4) \ensuremath{\bigotimes} U(1) before it reaches SU(3) \ensuremath{\bigotimes} SU(2) \ensuremath{\bigotimes} U(1).

Source: Physical Review Letters

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.44.631

Authors: Alan H. Guth, S. -H. H. Tye

Institutions: Cornell University, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University

Language: English

Topic: Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2055148549

FWCI: 33.36

Cites: 25

Cited by: 331

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