Published April 15, 1992
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Journal article
False-vacuum decay induced by a two-particle collision in two dimensions
Creators
- 1. Institute of Physics, Byelorussian Academy of Sciences, Leniskii prospect 70, Minsk 220602 (USSR)
Description
We consider two-dimensional scalar theories with two vacuum states. The vacuum built on the local minimum of the field potential (the so-called false one) is known to decay spontaneously through quantum tunneling. A collision of two particles at energy √s is shown to increase exponentially the decay probability like a single particle of mass √s
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
- Journal Volume
- 45
- Journal Issue
- 8
- Series
- Phys. Rev., D Part. Field.
- Journal Page Range
- 2929-2932
- ISSN
- 0556-2821
- CODEN
- PRVDA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 23084178
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- CROSS SECTIONS; DECAY; GREEN FUNCTION; MASS; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PROBABILITY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SCALAR FIELDS; STANDARD MODEL; TUNNEL EFFECT; TWO-BODY PROBLEM; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; VACUUM STATES
- Descriptors DEC
- FIELD THEORIES; FUNCTIONS; GRAND UNIFIED THEORY; INTERACTIONS; MANY-BODY PROBLEM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS