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arxiv: hep-th/9505185 · v1 · submitted 1995-05-31 · ✦ hep-th

Nonvacuum pseudoparticles, quantum tunneling and metastability

classification ✦ hep-th
keywords pseudoparticlesmetastabilitynonvacuumquantumtunnelingaccountbogomolnybounces
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It is shown that nonvacuum pseudoparticles can account for quantum tunneling and metastability. In particular the saddle-point nature of the pseudoparticles is demonstrated, and the evaluation of path-integrals in their neighbourhood. Finally the relation between instantons and bounces is used to derive a result conjectured by Bogomolny and Fateyev.

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