Vacuum solutions for scalar fields confined in cavities

Details Vacuum solutions for scalar fields confined in cavities Vacuum solutions for scalar fields confined in cavities

2002-07-06

arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0207056v1

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Theory

10 pages, 3 eps figures, uses revtex4

Scientific paper

We look at vacuum solutions for fields confined in cavities where the boundary conditions can rule out constant field configurations, other than the zero field. If the zero field is unstable, symmetry breaking can occur to a field configuration of lower energy which is not constant. The stability of the zero field is determined by the size of the length scales which characterize the cavity and parameters that enter the scalar field potential. There can be a critical length at which an instability of the zero field sets in. In addition to looking at the rectangular and spherical cavity in detail, we describe a general method which can be used to find approximate analytical solutions when the length scales of the cavity are close to the critical value.

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