Bubbles with an O(3) Symmetric Scalar Field in Curved Spacetime

TL;DR

This paper investigates first-order phase transitions involving an O(3) symmetric scalar field coupled to gravity, revealing new bubble solutions with a global monopole at high temperatures.

Contribution

It introduces novel bubble solutions with a global monopole in the context of scalar fields with O(3) symmetry in curved spacetime.

Findings

Existence of new bubble solutions with monopoles at high temperature

Analysis of phase transition dynamics in curved spacetime

Implications for cosmological models involving scalar fields

Abstract

We study the first-order phase transition in a model of scalar field with $O(3)$ symmetry coupled to gravity, and, in high temperature limit, discuss the existence of new bubble solution with a global monopole at the center of the bubble.