Bubble expansion at strong coupling
arXiv:2302.10042 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.108.096033
Abstract
The cosmological first-order phase transition (FOPT) can be of strong dynamics but with its bubble wall velocity difficult to be determined due to lack of detailed collision terms. Recent holographic numerical simulations of strongly coupled theories with a FOPT prefer a relatively small wall velocity linearly correlated with the phase pressure difference between false and true vacua for a planar wall. In this Letter, we have analytically revealed the non-relativistic limit of a planar/cylindrical/spherical wall expansion of a bubble strongly interacting with the thermal plasma. The planar-wall result reproduces the linear relation found previously in the holographic numerical simulations. The results for cylindrical and spherical walls can be directly tested in future numerical simulations. Once confirmed, the bubble wall velocity for a strongly coupled FOPT can be expressed purely in terms of the hydrodynamics without invoking the underlying microphysics.
arXiv commentv1, 5 pages + 1 appendix, 2 figures; v2, 11 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. D; v3, typos corrected, references added, to match the published version
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