Gravitational waves from first-order phase transitions: ultra-supercooled transitions and the fate of relativistic shocks

We study the gravitational wave (GW) production in extremely strong first order phase transitions where the vacuum energy density dominates the plasma energy density, α≳1. In such transitions, bubbles develop extremely thin and relativistic fluid configurations, resulting in strong shock waves after...

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Published in:Journal of cosmology and astroparticle physics 2019-10, Vol.2019 (10), p.33-33
Main Authors: Jinno, Ryusuke, Seong, Hyeonseok, Takimoto, Masahiro, Um, Choong Min
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Big Bang theory
Configurations
Flux density
Gravitational waves
Gravity waves
Phase transitions
Propagation
Relativism
Relativistic effects
Shock waves
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Summary:We study the gravitational wave (GW) production in extremely strong first order phase transitions where the vacuum energy density dominates the plasma energy density, α≳1. In such transitions, bubbles develop extremely thin and relativistic fluid configurations, resulting in strong shock waves after collisions. We first propose a strategy to understand the GW production in such a system by separating the problem into the propagation part and the collision part. Focusing on the former, we next develop an effective theory for the propagation of the relativistic fluid shells. Using this effective theory, we finally calculate the expected duration of the relativistic fluid configurations and discuss its implications to the GW production.
ISSN:1475-7516
1475-7516
DOI:10.1088/1475-7516/2019/10/033