Abstract
The type-I region of phase transitions at finite temperature of the $U(1)\ensuremath{-}\mathrm{Higgs}$ theory in $3+1$ dimensions is investigated in detail using a Wilsonian renormalization group. We consider, in particular, the quantitative effects induced through the crossover of the scale-dependent Abelian charge from the Gaussian to a nontrivial Abelian fixed point. As a result, the strength of the first-order phase transition is weakened. Analytical solutions to approximate flow equations are obtained, and all characteristics of the phase transition are discussed and compared to the results obtained from perturbation theory. In addition, we present a detailed quantitative study regarding the dependence of the physical observables on the coarse-graining scheme. This results in error bars for the regularization scheme (RS) dependence. We find quantitative evidence for an intimate link between the RS dependence and truncations of flow equations.
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