TY - JOUR
T1 - Fate of the false vacuum. II. First quantum corrections
AU - Callan, Curtis Gove
AU - Coleman, Sidney
PY - 1977
Y1 - 1977
N2 - It is possible for a classical field theory to have two homogeneous stable equilibrium states with different energy densities. In the quantum version of the theory, the state of higher energy density becomes unstable through barrier penetration. In the first paper in this series, it was argued that the relevant quantity to study was a decay probability per unit time per unit volume, V = Ae-B[1+O()], and the theory of the coefficient B was given. This paper gives the theory of the coefficient A.
AB - It is possible for a classical field theory to have two homogeneous stable equilibrium states with different energy densities. In the quantum version of the theory, the state of higher energy density becomes unstable through barrier penetration. In the first paper in this series, it was argued that the relevant quantity to study was a decay probability per unit time per unit volume, V = Ae-B[1+O()], and the theory of the coefficient B was given. This paper gives the theory of the coefficient A.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevD.16.1762
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevD.16.1762
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:19644367467
SN - 1550-7998
VL - 16
SP - 1762
EP - 1768
JO - Physical review D: Particles and fields
JF - Physical review D: Particles and fields
IS - 6
ER -