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Bubble formation in $\phi^6$ potential

High Energy Physics - Theory 2015-05-13 v1

Abstract

Scalar field theory with an asymmetric potential is studied at zero temperature and high-temperature for ϕ6\phi^6 potential. The equations of motion are solved numerically to obtain O(4) spherical symmetric and O(3) cylindrical symmetric bounce solutions. These solutions control the rates for tunneling from the false vacuum to the true vacuum by bubble formation. The range of validity of the thin-wall approximation (TWA) is investigated. An analytical solution for the bounce is presented, which reproduces the action in the thin-wall as well as the thick-wall limits.

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@article{arxiv.0812.4911,
  title  = {Bubble formation in $\phi^6$ potential},
  author = {Hatem Widyan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0812.4911},
  year   = {2015}
}

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