17.10.2024 / 14:00 - 15:00 / Hamburg, SR2, building 2a

Theory seminar

Precise computation of phase-transition parameters

Mikael Chala (Granada U)

I will discuss recent progress in the determination of parameters of first-order thermal-phase transitions, relevant for describing production of gravitational wave backgrounds in the early Universe, using effective field theory (EFT) methods. I will highlight the importance of including previously neglected terms in the EFT expansion and the difficulties and solutions for computing the corresponding corrections to the effective action on non-homogeneous field configurations (e.g. bounce).

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