%0 Journal Article
%T The Electroweak Phase Transition in the MSSM
%A Marta Losada
%J Physics
%D 1998
%I arXiv
%X The construction of an effective 3D theory at high temperatures for the MSSM as a model of electroweak baryogenesis is discussed. The analysis for a single light scalar field shows, that given the experimental constraints, there is no value of the Higgs mass for which a sufficiently first-order phase transition is obtained. A precise determination of the 3D parameters of the effective theory for the case of a light right-handed stop allows us to obtain an upper bound on the masses of the lightest Higgs and right-handed stop using the two-loop effective potential. A two-stage phase transition persists for a small range of values of $m_{\tilde{t}_{R}}$.
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9808439v1