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Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. 2004 Jan;69(1):016209. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.69.016209. Epub 2004 Jan 28.

Defect production behind the shock wave front of an inhomogeneous quench.

Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics

P Tatrocki, T Dobrowolski

Affiliations

  1. Institute of Physics AP, Podchoracedil;zych 2, 30-084 Cracow, Poland.

PMID: 14995695 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.69.016209

Abstract

The creation of defects behind the half kink in the presence of external force distributions is considered. The influence of external potentials on kink production behind the shock wave front of an inhomogeneous quench is examined. It is shown that depending on the impurity strength and orientation its interaction with the front of the decaying false vacuum, even in homogenous systems, may lead to single or even multiple defect production in the vicinity of the impurity center.

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