Vacuum instability and gravitational collapse

Hewitt, M. (2002) Vacuum instability and gravitational collapse. ArXiv High Energy Physics - Theory e-prints.

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Abstract

We argue that $(0,1)$ heterotic string models with 4 non-heterotic spacetime dimensions may provide an instability of the vacuum to gravitational polarization in globally strong gravitational fields. This instability would be triggered during gravitational collapse by a non-local quantum switching process, and lead to the formation of regions of a high temperature broken symmetry phase which would be the equivalent in these string models of conventional black holes.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Discussion; possibility; vacuum instability; gravitational collapse; string theory; vacuum state: stability; string model: heterotic; string: condensation; symmetry breaking; gravitation; collapse; black hole; string: star; effect: nonlocal; tachyon; gravitation: polarization; quantum mechanics.
Subjects:	Q Science > QC Physics > QC0770 Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity
Divisions:	pre Nov-2014 > Faculty of Social and Applied Sciences > Computing
Related URLs:	Organisation
Depositing User:	Mr Mike Hewitt
Date Deposited:	05 Feb 2013 13:19
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2014 14:10
URI:	https://create.canterbury.ac.uk/id/eprint/11499

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