2 papers
hep-ph1999
Predicting the critical density of topological defects in O(N) scalar field theories
Nuno D. Antunes, Luis M. A. Bettencourt, Andrew Yates
O(N) symmetric field theories describe many critical phenomena in the laboratory and in the early Universe. Given N and , the dimension of space, these models exhib…
hep-ph1998
Vortex formation in two dimensions: When symmetry breaks, how big are the pieces?
Andrew Yates, Wojciech H. Zurek
We investigate the dynamics of second order phase transitions in two dimensions, breaking a gauged U(1) symmetry. Using numerical simulations, we show that the density of topologic…