Non-minimally coupled gravity and vacuum stability
O. Czerwinska*, Z. Lalak, M. Lewicki and P. Olszewski
Pre-published on:
October 04, 2017
Published on:
October 05, 2017
Abstract
We investigate the properties of vacuum decay taking into account a non-minimal coupling to gravity. We extend the standard thin-wall solution to include the non-minimal coupling and verify its validity by comparison with a full numerical study. We also investigate the implications of a~large cosmological constant whose influence on the geometry boosts the tunneling rate. Our analysis shows that the influence of the non-minimal coupling differs significantly between the cases of Minkowski and deSitter backgrounds.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22323/1.292.0064
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