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Safety of Minkowski Vacuum

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arxiv 1107.0956 v1 pith:6PXT2GVG submitted 2011-07-05 hep-th astro-ph.COgr-qchep-ph

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We give a simple argument suggesting that in a consistent quantum field theory tunneling from Minkowski to a lower energy vacuum must be impossible. Theories that allow for such a tunneling also allow for localized states of negative mass, and therefore, should be inconsistent.

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