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The Vacuum Bubble Nucleation

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3192302· OSTI ID:21344286
 [1];  [2]
  1. Department of Physics and Center for Quantum Spacetime, Sogang University Seoul 121-742 (Korea, Republic of)
  2. Center for Quantum Spacetime, Sogang University, Seoul 121-742 (Korea, Republic of)
We study the nucleation of a vacuum bubble via the vacuum-to-vacuum tunneling transition in curved spacetime. We consider Coleman-de Luccia's semiclassical approximation at zero temperature in pure Einstein theory of gravity and the theory with nonminimal coupling. We discuss the dynamics of a nucleated vacuum bubble.
OSTI ID:
21344286
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 1150; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English