Распад ложного вакуума: вводный обзор
Весьма ценный материал, прежде всего, детальным изложением теории туннельного эффекта, в том числе - многомерного. Пригодится для моих штудий хаоса.
False vacuum decay: an introductory review: https://arxiv.org/abs/2205.03140
Federica Devoto, Simone Devoto, Luca Di Luzio, Giovanni Ridolfi
We review the description of tunnelling phenomena in the semi-classical approximation in ordinary quantum mechanics and in quantum field theory. In particular, we describe in detail the calculation, up to the first quantum corrections, of the decay probability per unit time of a metastable ground state. We apply the relevant formalism to the case of the standard model of electroweak interactions, whose ground state is metastable for sufficiently large values of the top quark mass. Finally, we discuss the impact of gravitational interactions on the calculation of the tunnelling rate.
Comments: 103 pages, 11 Figures. Invited review for Journal of Physics G
False vacuum decay: an introductory review: https://arxiv.org/abs/2205.03140
Federica Devoto, Simone Devoto, Luca Di Luzio, Giovanni Ridolfi
We review the description of tunnelling phenomena in the semi-classical approximation in ordinary quantum mechanics and in quantum field theory. In particular, we describe in detail the calculation, up to the first quantum corrections, of the decay probability per unit time of a metastable ground state. We apply the relevant formalism to the case of the standard model of electroweak interactions, whose ground state is metastable for sufficiently large values of the top quark mass. Finally, we discuss the impact of gravitational interactions on the calculation of the tunnelling rate.
Comments: 103 pages, 11 Figures. Invited review for Journal of Physics G