The nucleation of false vacuum bubbles with compact geometries
High Energy Physics - Theory
2015-07-06 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
We investigate and classify the possible types of false vacuum bubbles in Einstein gravity. The false vacuum bubbles can occur only if gravity is taken into account. We show that there exist solutions only with compact geometries. The analytic computations for the radius and nucleation rate of a vacuum bubble are evaluated using the thin-wall approximation. We discuss possible cosmological implications of our new solutions.
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@article{arxiv.1311.4279,
title = {The nucleation of false vacuum bubbles with compact geometries},
author = {Bum-Hoon Lee and Chul H. Lee and Wonwoo Lee and Changheon Oh},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1311.4279},
year = {2015}
}
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26 pages, 7 figures