Magnetic fields and the EW phase transition

TL;DR

This paper reviews the role of external magnetic fields during the electroweak phase transition, discussing lattice results and their implications for cosmology.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive review of lattice studies and implications of magnetic fields at the electroweak phase transition.

Findings

Magnetic fields influence the nature of the electroweak phase transition.

Lattice results shed light on the effects of magnetic fields in early universe conditions.

Implications for cosmological models and magnetic field generation are discussed.

Abstract

We review the motivation for, lattice results on, and some implications of, external magnetic fields present at the time of the cosmological electroweak phase transition.