54 citations · 112 across the 3 of their papers we have counts for
3 papers
cond-mat.supr-con2001★ 54 cited
Critical dynamics of gauge systems: Spontaneous vortex formation in 2D superconductors
G. J. Stephens, Luis M. A. Bettencourt, W. H. Zurek
We examine the formation of vortices during the nonequilibrium relaxation of a high-temperature initial state of an Abelian-Higgs system. We equilibrate the scalar and gauge fields…
gr-qc2001★ 4 cited
Notes on Black Hole Phase Transitions
G. J. Stephens, B. L. Hu
In these notes we present a summary of existing ideas about phase transitions of black hole spacetimes in semiclassical gravity and offer some thoughts on three possible scenarios…
gr-qc1998★ 54 cited
Defect Formation and Critical Dynamics in the Early Universe
G. J. Stephens, E. A. Calzetta, B. L. Hu +1
We study the nonequilibrium dynamics leading to the formation of topological defects in a symmetry-breaking phase transition of a quantum scalar field with λΦ^4 self-interaction in…