3-D lattice simulation of the electroweak phase transition at small Higgs mass
arXiv:hep-lat/9506023 · doi:10.1016/0370-2693(95)00856-G
Abstract
We study the electroweak phase transition by lattice simulations of an effective 3-dimensional theory, for a Higgs mass of about $35 GeV$. In the broken symmetry phase our results on masses and the Higgs condensate are consistent with 2-loop perturbative results. However, we find a non-perturbative lowering of the transition temperature, similar to the one previously found at $m_H = 80 GeV$. For the symmetric phase, bound state masses and the static force are determined and compared with results for pure $SU(2)$ theory.
11 pages, uuencoded ps-file, 5 postscript figures included