Piecewise linear potentials for false vacuum decay and negative modes

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2406.02414v2
• Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2024 17:12:50 GMT
• Title: Piecewise linear potentials for false vacuum decay and negative modes
• Authors: Wen-Yuan Ai, Jean Alexandre, Sarben Sarkar,
• Abstract summary: We study bounce solutions and associated negative modes in the class of piecewise linear triangular-shaped potentials. The bounce solution and action can be obtained analytically for a general spacetime dimension $D$.
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• Abstract: We study bounce solutions and associated negative modes in the class of piecewise linear triangular-shaped potentials that may be viewed as approximations of smooth potentials. In these simple potentials, the bounce solution and action can be obtained analytically for a general spacetime dimension $D$. The eigenequations for the fluctuations around the bounce are universal and have the form of a Schr\"odinger-like equation with delta-function potentials. This Schr\"odinger equation is solved exactly for the negative modes whose number is confirmed to be one. The latter result may justify the usefulness of such piecewise linear potentials in the study of false vacuum decay.

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