Affleck–Dine mechanism
Okay, so imagine you have a toy called a "spin top". It spins round and round when you twirl it. Now, when you spin this toy really fast, it can create something called "angular momentum". This is like a force that makes the top keep spinning in the same way.
Now, let's talk about the universe. Scientists have discovered that there are tiny particles called "baryons" that make up things like protons and neutrons. And these baryons also have something called "baryon number". This is just a way of knowing how many baryons there are in a certain place.
So, the Affleck-Dine Mechanism is a way that baryon number can be created in the early universe. You see, when the universe was very young and very hot and very dense, there was a lot of energy swirling around. This energy could create something called a "scalar field". This field is like a force that can give particles mass.
Now, imagine that the scalar field is like the spin top we talked about earlier. It's spinning really fast and has a lot of angular momentum. And just like the spin top, this scalar field can create baryon number. It does this by kind of "twirling" the particles around and making them form new particles with baryon number.
This process is called "baryogenesis" and it's how the Affleck-Dine Mechanism works. It's a way for the universe to create all the baryons that we see around us today, like protons and neutrons. So, just like how a spin top creates angular momentum, the Affleck-Dine Mechanism uses a spinning scalar field to create baryon number.
Now, let's talk about the universe. Scientists have discovered that there are tiny particles called "baryons" that make up things like protons and neutrons. And these baryons also have something called "baryon number". This is just a way of knowing how many baryons there are in a certain place.
So, the Affleck-Dine Mechanism is a way that baryon number can be created in the early universe. You see, when the universe was very young and very hot and very dense, there was a lot of energy swirling around. This energy could create something called a "scalar field". This field is like a force that can give particles mass.
Now, imagine that the scalar field is like the spin top we talked about earlier. It's spinning really fast and has a lot of angular momentum. And just like the spin top, this scalar field can create baryon number. It does this by kind of "twirling" the particles around and making them form new particles with baryon number.
This process is called "baryogenesis" and it's how the Affleck-Dine Mechanism works. It's a way for the universe to create all the baryons that we see around us today, like protons and neutrons. So, just like how a spin top creates angular momentum, the Affleck-Dine Mechanism uses a spinning scalar field to create baryon number.