Nonperturbative computation of the bubble nucleation rate in the cubic anisotropy model

Authors
  • G.D. Moore
  • K. Rummakinen
  • A. Tranberg
Publication date 2001
Journal The Journal of High Energy Physics
Volume | Issue number 0104 | 017
Number of pages 5
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Institute of Physics (IoP) - Institute for Theoretical Physics Amsterdam (ITFA)
Abstract At first order phase transitions the transition proceeds through droplet nucleation and growth. We discuss a lattice method for calculating the droplet nucleation rate, including the complete dynamical factors. The method is especially suitable for very strongly suppressed droplet nucleation, which is often the case in physically interesting transitions. We apply the method to the 3-dimensional cubic anisotropy model in a parameter range where the model
has a radiatively induced strong first order phase transition, and compare the
results with analytical approaches.
Document type Article
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