Abstract
We consider the model of a false-vacuum bubble with a thin wall where the surface energy density is composed of two different components, "domain-wall" type and "dust" type, with opposite signs. We find stably oscillating solutions, which we call "breathing bubbles." By decay to a lower mass state, such a breathing bubble could become either (i) a child universe or ii) a bubble that "eats up" the original universe, depending on the sign of the surface energy of the domain-wall component. We also discuss the effect of the finite-thickness corrections to the thin-wall approximation and possible origins of the energy contents of our model.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 125002 |
Journal | Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology |
Volume | 77 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2 Jun 2008 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)