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Braneworld Instantons

Ruth Gregory, Antonio Padilla

hep-tharXiv:hep-th/0107108

Abstract

We derive the general equations of motion for a braneworld containing a (localized) domain wall. Euclideanization gives the geometry for braneworld false vacuum decay. We explicitly derive these instantons and compute the amplitude for false vacuum decay. We also show how to construct a toy ekpyrotic instanton. Finally, we comment on braneworlds with a compact spatial direction and the adS soliton.

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