Brian Shuve
Phase transitions and baryogenesis from decays
Shuve, Brian; Tamarit, Carlos
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Carlos Tamarit
Abstract
We study scenarios in which the baryon asymmetry is generated from the decay of a particle whose mass originates from the spontaneous breakdown of a symmetry. This is realized in many models, including low-scale leptogenesis and theories with classical scale invariance. Symmetry breaking in the early universe proceeds through a phase transition that gives the parent particle a time-dependent mass, which provides an additional departure from thermal equilibrium that could modify the efficiency of baryogenesis from out-of-equilibrium decays. We characterize the effects of various types of phase transitions and show that an enhancement in the baryon asymmetry from decays is possible if the phase transition is of the second order, although such models are typically fine-tuned. We also stress the role of new annihilation modes that deplete the parent particle abundance in models realizing such a phase transition, reducing the efficacy of baryogenesis. A proper treatment of baryogenesis in such models therefore requires the inclusion of the effects we study in this paper.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Sep 25, 2017 |
Online Publication Date | Oct 18, 2017 |
Publication Date | Oct 18, 2017 |
Deposit Date | Nov 1, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 1, 2017 |
Journal | Journal of High Energy Physics |
Print ISSN | 1126-6708 |
Publisher | Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA) |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 2017 |
Issue | 10 |
Article Number | 122 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep10%282017%29122 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1345363 |
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