Abstract
Using the formalism of Boucher we derive the conditions under which gravity can stabilize otherwise metastable or unstable scalar field configurations. For the case of a double-welled potential we rederive the stability criteria first obtained by Coleman and DeLuccia. Our derivation does not require the assumption of O(4) symmetry or the thin-walled approximation used in their work. We also give the conditions for which gravity can stabilize the symmetric points of general quartic potentials and of a Coleman-Weinberg potential.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 373-375 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Physics Letters B |
| Volume | 156 |
| Issue number | 5-6 |
| Publication status | Published - 1985 Jun 27 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
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Abbott, L. F., & Park, Q. H. (1985). Gravitational stabilization of scalar potentials. Physics Letters B, 156(5-6), 373-375.