SOLITARY DOMAIN WALLS AT FIRST-ORDER PHASE TRANSITIONS WITH THREE-FOLD SYMMETRY BREAKING : STATICS AND DYNAMICS

1989 ◽  
Vol 50 (C3) ◽  
pp. C3-115-C3-115
Author(s):  
A. MAZOR ◽  
A. R. BISHOP
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transitions ◽  
Symmetry Breaking ◽  
Domain Walls ◽  
First Order ◽  
Statics And Dynamics ◽  
First Order Phase

scholarly journals QNEC2 in deformed holographic CFTs

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Ecker ◽  
D. Grumiller ◽  
H. Soltanpanahi ◽  
P. Stanzer
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transitions ◽  
Free Parameter ◽  
Domain Walls ◽  
Entanglement Entropy ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Energy Condition ◽  
Translation Invariant ◽  
Massive Scalar Field ◽  
First Order ◽  
First Order Phase

Abstract We use the quantum null energy condition in strongly coupled two-dimensional field theories (QNEC2) as diagnostic tool to study a variety of phase structures, including crossover, second and first order phase transitions. We find a universal QNEC2 constraint for first order phase transitions with kinked entanglement entropy and discuss in general the relation between the QNEC2-inequality and monotonicity of the Casini-Huerta c-function. We then focus on a specific example, the holographic dual of which is modelled by three-dimensional Einstein gravity plus a massive scalar field with one free parameter in the self-interaction potential. We study translation invariant stationary states dual to domain walls and black branes. Depending on the value of the free parameter we find crossover, second and first order phase transitions between such states, and the c-function either flows to zero or to a finite value in the infrared. We present evidence that evaluating QNEC2 for ground state solutions allows to predict the existence of phase transitions at finite temperature.

scholarly journals Cascade of phase transitions in a planar Dirac material

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Takuya Kanazawa ◽  
Mario Kieburg ◽  
Jacobus J.M. Verbaarschot
Keyword(s):  
Phase Diagram ◽  
Phase Transitions ◽  
Symmetry Breaking ◽  
Ground State ◽  
Chemical Potential ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Dirac Fermions ◽  
First Order ◽  
First Order Phase ◽  
Parity Breaking

Abstract We investigate a model of interacting Dirac fermions in 2 + 1 dimensions with M flavors and N colors having the U(M)×SU(N ) symmetry. In the large-N limit, we find that the U(M) symmetry is spontaneously broken in a variety of ways. In the vacuum, when the parity-breaking flavor-singlet mass is varied, the ground state undergoes a sequence of M first-order phase transitions, experiencing M + 1 phases characterized by symmetry breaking U(M)→U(M − k)×U(k) with k ∈ {0, 1, 2, · · · , M}, bearing a close resemblance to the vacuum structure of three-dimensional QCD. At finite temperature and chemical potential, a rich phase diagram with first and second-order phase transitions and tricritical points is observed. Also exotic phases with spontaneous symmetry breaking of the form as U(3)→U(1)3, U(4)→U(2)×U(1)2, and U(5)→U(2)2×U(1) exist. For a large flavor-singlet mass, the increase of the chemical potential μ brings about M consecutive first-order transitions that separate the low-μ phase diagram with vanishing fermion density from the high-μ region with a high fermion density.

scholarly journals Symmetry Restoration and Breaking at Finite Temperature: An Introductory Review

Symmetry ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 733 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eibun Senaha
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Phase Transitions ◽  
Symmetry Breaking ◽  
Finite Temperature ◽  
Electroweak Symmetry ◽  
Electroweak Phase Transition ◽  
First Order ◽  
Hot Environment ◽  
First Order Phase Transition ◽  
First Order Phase

Symmetries at finite temperature are of great importance to understand dynamics of spontaneous symmetry breaking phenomena, especially phase transitions in early Universe. Some symmetries such as the electroweak symmetry can be restored in hot environment. However, it is a nontrivial question that the phase transition occurs via first or second order, or even smooth crossover, which strongly depends on underlying physics. If it is first order, gravitational waves can be generated, providing a detectable signal of this epoch. Moreover, the baryon asymmetry of the Universe can also arise under some conditions. In this article, the electroweak phase transition is reviewed, focusing particularly on the case of the first-order phase transition. Much attention is paid to multi-step phase transitions in which additional symmetry breaking such as a spontaneous Z 2 breaking plays a pivotal role in broadening the possibility of the first-order electroweak phase transition. On the technical side, we review thermal resummation that mitigates a bad infrared behavior related to the symmetry restoration. In addition, gauge and scheme dependences of perturbative calculations are also briefly discussed.

scholarly journals Electric properties of olive oil under pressure

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. T. Pawlicki ◽  
R. M. Siegoczyński ◽  
S. Ptasznik ◽  
K. Marszałek
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Structure ◽  
Phase Transition ◽  
Phase Diagram ◽  
Phase Transitions ◽  
Olive Oil ◽  
Material Parameters ◽  
First Order ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Capacitive Reactance ◽  
First Order Phase

AbstractThe main purpose of the experiment was a thermodynamic research with use of the electric methods chosen. The substance examined was olive oil. The paper presents the resistance, capacitive reactance, relative permittivity and resistivity of olive. Compression was applied with two mean velocities up to 450 MPa. The results were shown as functions of pressure and time and depicted on the impedance phase diagram. The three first order phase transitions have been detected. All the changes in material parameters were observed during phase transitions. The material parameters measured turned out to be the much more sensitive long-time phase transition factors than temperature. The values of material parameters and their dependence on pressure and time were compared with the molecular structure, arrangement of molecules and interactions between them. Knowledge about olive oil parameters change with pressure and its phase transitions is very important for olive oil production and conservation.

scholarly journals Fate of false vacua in holographic first-order phase transitions

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Bigazzi ◽  
Alessio Caddeo ◽  
Aldo L. Cotrone ◽  
Angel Paredes
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transitions ◽  
Chiral Symmetry ◽  
Metastable Phase ◽  
Chiral Symmetry Breaking ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Temperature Phase ◽  
Thin Wall ◽  
Critical Temperatures ◽  
First Order ◽  
First Order Phase

Abstract Using the holographic correspondence as a tool, we study the dynamics of first-order phase transitions in strongly coupled gauge theories at finite temperature. Considering an evolution from the large to the small temperature phase, we compute the nucleation rate of bubbles of true vacuum in the metastable phase. For this purpose, we find the relevant configurations (bounces) interpolating between the vacua and we compute the related effective actions. We start by revisiting the compact Randall-Sundrum model at high temperature. Using holographic renormalization, we compute the derivative term in the effective bounce action, that was missing in the literature. Then, we address the full problem within the top-down Witten-Sakai-Sugimoto model. It displays both a confinement/deconfinement and a chiral symmetry breaking/restoration phase transition which, depending on the model parameters, can happen at different critical temperatures. For the confinement/deconfinement case we perform the numerical analysis of an effective description of the transition and also provide analytic expressions using thick and thin wall approximations. For the chiral symmetry transition, we implement a variational approach that allows us to address the challenging non-linear problem stemming from the Dirac-Born-Infeld action.

scholarly journals Charge density waves and their transitions in anisotropic quantum Hall systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuchi He ◽  
Kang Yang ◽  
Mark Oliver Goerbig ◽  
Roger S. K. Mong
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transitions ◽  
Charge Density ◽  
Density Wave ◽  
Quantum Hall ◽  
Charge Density Waves ◽  
Stripe Phase ◽  
Electron Bubble ◽  
First Order ◽  
Bubble Phase ◽  
First Order Phase

AbstractIn recent experiments, external anisotropy has been a useful tool to tune different phases and study their competitions. In this paper, we look at the quantum Hall charge density wave states in the N = 2 Landau level. Without anisotropy, there are two first-order phase transitions between the Wigner crystal, the 2-electron bubble phase, and the stripe phase. By adding mass anisotropy, our analytical and numerical studies show that the 2-electron bubble phase disappears and the stripe phase significantly enlarges its domain in the phase diagram. Meanwhile, a regime of stripe crystals that may be observed experimentally is unveiled after the bubble phase gets out. Upon increase of the anisotropy, the energy of the phases at the transitions becomes progressively smooth as a function of the filling. We conclude that all first-order phase transitions are replaced by continuous phase transitions, providing a possible realisation of continuous quantum crystalline phase transitions.

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