PIRSA:09070011

Bubbles in Eternal Inflation: A Classic(al) Effect

APA

Giblin, J. (2009). Bubbles in Eternal Inflation: A Classic(al) Effect. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/09070011

MLA

Giblin, John. Bubbles in Eternal Inflation: A Classic(al) Effect. Perimeter Institute, Jul. 21, 2009, https://pirsa.org/09070011

BibTex

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:09070011,
            doi = {10.48660/09070011},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/09070011},
            author = {Giblin, John},
            keywords = {Quantum Fields and Strings, Particle Physics, Cosmology},
            language = {en},
            title = {Bubbles in Eternal Inflation: A Classic(al) Effect},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2009},
            month = {jul},
            note = {PIRSA:09070011 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }
          

John Giblin Kenyon College

Abstract

Cosmological bubble collisions arising from first order phase transitions are a generic consequence of the Eternal Inflation scenario. I will present our computational strategy for generating and evolving these bubbles in 3+1 dimensions and in a self-consistently expanding background. I will show the existence of classical field transitions--the classical nucleation of bubbles during collisions--which can dramatically alter the canonical description of eternal inflation.