Extra Electroweak Phase Transitions from Strong Dynamics

Abstract

We show that models of dynamical electroweak symmetry breaking can possess an extremely rich finite temperature phase diagram. We suggest that early-universe extra electroweak phase transitions can appear in these models.

RevTeX, two-columns, 4 pages, 3 figures. v2: Minor changes. To appear in Physics Letters B

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