PIRSA:11040082

Thick-wall tunneling in a piecewise linear and quadratic potential

Vaudrevange, P. (2011). Thick-wall tunneling in a piecewise linear and quadratic potential. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/11040082

Vaudrevange, Pascal. Thick-wall tunneling in a piecewise linear and quadratic potential. Perimeter Institute, Apr. 19, 2011, https://pirsa.org/11040082 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:11040082,
            doi = {10.48660/11040082},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/11040082},
            author = {Vaudrevange, Pascal},
            keywords = {Cosmology},
            language = {en},
            title = {Thick-wall tunneling in a piecewise linear and quadratic potential},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2011},
            month = {apr},
            note = {PIRSA:11040082 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Pascal Vaudrevange DESY Theory

DOI 10.48660/11040082
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Talk Type Scientific Series
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Abstract

After reviewing the basics of Coleman deLuccia tunneling, especially in the thin-wall limit, I discuss an (almost) exact tunneling solution in a piecewise linear and quadratic potential. A comparison with the exact solution for a piecewise linear potential demonstrates the dependence of the tunneling rate on the exact shape of the potential. Finally, I will mention applications when determining initial conditions for inflation in the landscape. Based on arXiv:1102.4742 [hep-th].