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A brief outline is given of the description of phase transition kinetics in condensed matter systems with a continuous symmetry, emphasising the roles of dissipation, coarse-graining and scaling. The possible relevance of these ideas to the early universe is explored in the contexts of the GUT string transition and the electroweak transition.
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Goldenfeld, N. (1995). Dynamics of Cosmological phase transitions: What can we learn from condensed matter physics?. In: Davis, AC., Brandenberger, R. (eds) Formation and Interactions of Topological Defects. NATO ASI Series, vol 349. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1883-9_4
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