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Cosmology for Grand Unified Theories with Radiatively Induced Symmetry Breaking
Physical Review Letters · 1982 · Vol. 48(17) · pp. 1220–1223
Andreas Albrecht✉(University of Pennsylvania)Paul J. Steinhardt(University of Pennsylvania)
Abstract
The treatment of first-order phase transitions for standard grand unified theories is shown to break down for models with radiatively induced spontaneous symmetry breaking. It is argued that proper analysis of these transitions which would take place in the early history of the universe can lead to an explanation of the cosmological homogeneity, flatness, and monopole puzzles.
Cosmology and Gravitation TheoriesBlack Holes and Theoretical PhysicsDark Matter and Cosmic PhenomenaPhysicsSymmetry breakingTheoretical physicsGrand Unified TheoryCosmologySpontaneous symmetry breakingMagnetic monopolePhase transitionHomogeneity (statistics)Universe
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