Cosmological experiments in liquid helium

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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Abstract

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:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Nonlinear Phenomena in Complex Systems
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? mathematical physicsstatistical and nonlinear physicsqc physics ??
ID Code:
31962
Deposited On:
08 Mar 2010 14:42
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
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18 Oct 2024 23:39