A phase transition model for metric fluctuations in vacuum

Details A phase transition model for metric fluctuations in vacuum A phase transition model for metric fluctuations in vacuum

2002-05-30

arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0205133v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

4 pages

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Regarding metric fluctuations as generating {\it roughness} on the fabric of the otherwise smooth vacuum, it is shown that in its simplest form, the effect can be described by the scalar $\phi^4$ model. The model exhibits a second order phase transition between a smooth (low-temperature) phase and a rough (high-temperature) one, corroborating the absence of metric fluctuations at low energies. In the rough phase near the critical point, vacuum is characterized by a power-law behavior for the fluctuating field with critical exponent $\beta \approx 0.33$.

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