1994/11/24 by Nigel Goldenfeld, Goldenfeld, Nigel
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution #gr-qc #hep-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-ph/9411380
12 pages, Latex, no figures
arxiv created 1994/11/24 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
A brief outline is given of the description of phase transition kinetics in condensed matter systems with a continuous symmetry, emphasising the roles of dissipation, coarse-graining and scaling. The possible relevance of these ideas to the early universe is explored in the contexts of the GUT string transition and the electroweak transition.