False vacuum decay in gauge theory

DOI10.1007/JHEP11(2017)074zbMATH Open1383.81129arXiv1704.03492OpenAlexW2605913968MaRDI QIDQ1706887FDOQ1706887

Authors: Motoi Endo, Takeo Moroi, Mihoko M. Nojiri, Yutaro Shoji 

Publication date: 28 March 2018

Published in: Journal of High Energy Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The decay rate of a false vacuum is studied in gauge theory, paying particular attention to its gauge invariance. Although the decay rate should not depend on the gauge parameter $xi$ according to the Nielsen identity, the gauge invariance of the result of a perturbative calculation has not been clearly shown. We give a prescription to perform a one-loop calculation of the decay rate, with which a manifestly gauge-invariant expression of the decay rate is obtained. We also discuss the renormalization necessary to make the result finite, and show that the decay rate is independent of the gauge parameter even after the renormalization.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1704.03492

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zbMATH Keywords

gauge symmetrysolitons monopoles and instantons

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Soliton equations (35Q51) Model quantum field theories (81T10) Perturbative methods of renormalization applied to problems in quantum field theory (81T15)

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