Hydrodynamic Detonation Instability in Electroweak and QCD Phase Transitions
arXiv:astro-ph/9305021 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.49.1777
Abstract
The hydrodynamic stability of deflagration and detonation bubbles for a first order electroweak and QCD phase transition has been discussed recently with the suggestion that detonations are stable. We examine here the case of a detonation more carefully. We find that in front of the bubble wall perturbations do not grow with time, but behind the wall modes exist which grow exponentially. We briefly discuss the possible meaning of this instability.
12 pages, 3 figures available on request, Latex, FERMILAB--PUB--93/098--A
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