Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 826–829 (2000)Resonant Production of Topological DefectsReceived 16 July 1999; published in the issue dated 31 January 2000 We describe a novel phenomenon in which vortices are produced due to resonant oscillations of a scalar field which is driven by a periodically varying temperature T, with T remaining much below the critical temperature Tc. Also, in a rapid heating of a localized region to a temperature below Tc, far separated vortex and antivortex can form. We compare our results with recent models of defect production during reheating after inflation. We also discuss possible experimental tests of our predictions of topological defect production without ever going through a phase transition. © 2000 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.826
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.826
PACS:
11.27.+d, 11.10.Lm, 67.40.Vs, 98.80.Cq
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