Phase transitions of charged scalars at finite temperature and chemical potential

DOI10.1007/JHEP12(2010)024MaRDI QIDQ407075zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Rachel A. Rosen

Publication date 29 August 2014

Published in Journal of High Energy Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1009.0752

zbMATH Keywords

spontaneous symmetry breakingthermal field theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Symmetry breaking in quantum theory (81R40) Thermal quantum field theory (81T28) Electromagnetic interaction; quantum electrodynamics (81V10) Phase transitions (general) in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B26) Critical phenomena in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B27) Statistical thermodynamics (82B30) Galactic and stellar structure (85A15)

Abstract: We calculate the grand canonical partition function at the one-loop level for scalar quantum electrodynamics at finite temperature and chemical potential. A classical background charge density with a charge opposite that of the scalars ensures the neutrality of the system. For low density systems we find evidence of a first order phase transition. We find upper and lower bounds on the transition temperature below which the charged scalars form a condensate. A first order phase transition may have consequences for helium-core white dwarf stars in which it has been argued that such a condensate of charged helium-4 nuclei could exist.

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