Monopole production in the very early universe in a first-order phase transition

1981 ◽  
Vol 180 (3) ◽  
pp. 385-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin B. Einhorn ◽  
Katsuhiko Sato
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Avik Paul ◽  
Upala Mukhopadhyay ◽  
Debasish Majumdar

Abstract We consider a simple extension of Standard Model by adding two complex singlet scalars with a U(1) symmetry. A discrete $$ {\mathcal{Z}}_2\times {\mathcal{Z}}_2^{\prime } $$ Z 2 × Z 2 ′ symmetry is imposed in the model and the added scalars acquire a non zero vacuum expectation value (VEV) when the imposed symmetry is broken spontaneously. The real (CP even) parts of the complex scalars mix with the SM Higgs and give three physical mass eigenstates. One of these physical mass eigenstates is attributed to the SM like Higgs boson with mass 125.09 GeV. In the present scenario, domain walls are formed in the early Universe due to the breaking of discrete $$ {\mathcal{Z}}_2\times {\mathcal{Z}}_2^{\prime } $$ Z 2 × Z 2 ′ symmetry. In order to ensure the unstability of the domain wall this discrete symmetry is also explicitly broken by adding a bias potential to the Lagrangian. The unstable annihilating domain walls produce a significant amount of gravitational waves (GWs). In addition, we also explore the possibility of the production of GW emission from the strong first-order phase transition. We calculate the intensities and frequencies of each of such gravitational waves originating from two different phenomena of the early Universe namely annihilating domain walls and strong first-order phase transition. Finally, we investigate the observational signatures from these GWs at the future GW detectors such as ALIA, BBO, DECIGO, LISA, TianQin, Taiji, aLIGO, aLIGO+ and pulsar timing arrays such as SKA, IPTA, EPTA, PPTA, NANOGrav11 and NANOGrav12.5.


1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (15) ◽  
pp. 951-955 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. BHATTACHARYA ◽  
S. N. BANERJEE ◽  
B. CHAKRABORTI

The scaling properties of the early universe during its evolution have been studied in terms of the mass fractal dimension, "d". The speed of sound in the mixed phase of radiation and matter dominated era has been investigated and the possibility of a first-order phase transition between the two eras has been explored.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Danny Marfatia ◽  
Po-Yan Tseng

Abstract We study the stochastic background of gravitational waves which accompany the sudden freeze-out of dark matter triggered by a cosmological first order phase transition that endows dark matter with mass. We consider models that produce the measured dark matter relic abundance via (1) bubble filtering, and (2) inflation and reheating, and show that gravitational waves from these mechanisms are detectable at future interferometers.


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