Phase transitions and gravity

Sathyaprakash, B. S. ; Lord, Eric A. ; Sinha, K. P. (1984) Phase transitions and gravity Physics Letters A, 105 (8). pp. 407-409. ISSN 0375-9601

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Abstract

Einstein's gravitational field is non-minimally coupled to a self-interacting scalar field in the presence of radiation. Such a theory can give rise to a phase transition associated with a change of sign of the gravitational "constant". In our approach, the criterion for stability is formulated in terms of an effective potential, the phase-transition takes place due to temperature dependence of the scalar self-interaction coupling constant.

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