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"First order phase transitions proceed by bubble nucleation. A buble of the new phase (the true vacuum) forms and then expands until the old phase (the false vacuum) disappears. A useful analogue is boiling water in which bubbles of steam form and expand as they rise to the surface."

Cambridge Cosmology (http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/gr/public/cs_phase.html)

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current11:22, 22 April 2009Thumbnail for version as of 11:22, 22 April 2009545 × 166 (4 KB)RonaldFrey (talk | contribs)"First order phase transitions proceed by bubble nucleation. A buble of the new phase (the true vacuum) forms and then expands until the old phase (the false vacuum) disappears. A useful analogue is boiling water in which bubbles of steam form and expand