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False Vacuum Decay: an Introductory Review by Devoto, Federica; Devoto, Simone; Di Luzio, Luca; Ridolfi, Giovanni is a scholarly article available to read on EtoBox.

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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.

Author

Devoto, Federica; Devoto, Simone; Di Luzio, Luca; Ridolfi, Giovanni

Published

2022

Language

EN