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CTEQ parton distributions and flavor dependence of sea quarks

We consider the evolution of the probability distribution $\pp (\chi ,\chib, \t)$, associated with an inhomogeneous light scalar field $\chi$ in the Robertson-Walker Universe, where the inhomogeneities are produced by quantum fluctuations during an earlier inflationary epoch. For a specific choice o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lalak, Z, Botts, J, Morfín, J G, Owens, J F, Qiu, J, Tung, W K, Weerts, H, Thomas, S
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 1993
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(93)91130-F
http://cds.cern.ch/record/248068
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Sumario:We consider the evolution of the probability distribution $\pp (\chi ,\chib, \t)$, associated with an inhomogeneous light scalar field $\chi$ in the Robertson-Walker Universe, where the inhomogeneities are produced by quantum fluctuations during an earlier inflationary epoch. For a specific choice of scalar potential which occurs in models of so called late-time phase transitions in which domain walls are produced, $\pp$ is shown to evolve from a Gaussian to a non-Gaussian distribution. The structure of the latter justifies the recent use of 3-dimensional percolation theory to describe the initial distribution of domain walls in these models.