Hendry, P. C. and McClintock, Peter V. E. (1999) Cosmological experiments in liquid helium. Nonlinear Phenomena in Complex Systems, 2 (4). pp. 26-35. ISSN 1561-4085
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Fast passage through a continuous phase transition is expected to result in the creation of topical defects via the Kibble mechanism. Recent experiments involving the expansion of a small volume of liquid He-4 through the lambda (superfluid) transition, as a model of the GUT (grand unified theory) symmetry-breaking transition of the early universe, are discussed and set in context. Copious creation of quantized vortices, analogous to cosmic strings, is expected but not observed. The possibility of developing a more sensitive version of the experiment is considered.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Journal or Publication Title: | Nonlinear Phenomena in Complex Systems |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics |
| Departments: | Faculty of Science and Technology > Physics |
| ID Code: | 31962 |
| Deposited By: | Professor P. V. E. McClintock |
| Deposited On: | 08 Mar 2010 14:42 |
| Refereed?: | Yes |
| Published?: | Published |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2012 17:04 |
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| URI: | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/31962 |
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