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New instantons in the double-well potential

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-31 v2

Abstract

A new instanton solution is found in the quantum-mechanical double-well potential with a four-fermion term. The solution has finite action and depends on four fermionic collective coordinates. We explain why in general the instanton action can depend on collective coordinates.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0010130,
  title  = {New instantons in the double-well potential},
  author = {Stefan Vandoren and Peter van Nieuwenhuizen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0010130},
  year   = {2009}
}

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10 pages, clarifications and references added

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