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One-loop corrections to the instanton transition in the two-dimensional Abelian Higgs model

Journal Article · · Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States)
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  1. Institut fuer Physik, Universitaet Dortmund, D-44221 Dortmund (Germany)
We present an evaluation of the fluctuation determinant which appears as a prefactor in the instanton transition rate for the two-dimensional Abelian Higgs model. The corrections are found to change the rate at most by a factor of 2, for 0.4[lt][ital M][sub [ital H]]/[ital M][sub [ital W]][lt]2.0.
OSTI ID:
6869002
Journal Information:
Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States) Vol. 51:2; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English