Vacuum Instability
| dc.creator | Wesson, Paul S. | |
| dc.date | 2004-07-09 | |
| dc.date | 2005-03-30 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T06:28:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T06:28:52Z | |
| dc.description | Following fresh attempts to resolve the problem of the energy density of the vacuum, we reconsider the case where the cosmological constant is derived from a higher-dimensional version of general relativity, and interpret the gauge-dependence of $Λ$ as a dynamical effect. This leads to a relation between the change in $Λ$ and the line element (action) which is independent of gauge choices and fundamental constants: $dΛds^{2}=-3$. This implies that the (classical) vacuum is unstable, with implications for particle production. | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0407038 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0407038 | |
| dc.identifier | Found.Phys.Lett. 19 (2006) 285-291 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/97843 | |
| dc.subject | General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology | |
| dc.title | Vacuum Instability | |
| dc.type | text |