1984/03/15 by A. Ferraz de Camargo Fo, R. C. Shellard, R.C. Shellard +1 · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics
paper · doi:10.1103/physrevd.29.1147
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We study a field-theoretical model where the decay rate of the false vacuum can be computed up to the first quantum corrections in both the high-temperature and zero-temperature limits. We find that the dependence of the decay rate on the height and width of the potential barrier does not follow the same simple area rule as in the quantum-mechanical case. Furthermore, its behavior is strongly model dependent.