Speaker
Joshua Swaim
(University of Connecticut)
Description
Many quantum field theories, including (potentially) the Standard Model, have metastable false vacuum states. Usually, false vacuum decay rates are calculated using the semi-classical approximation. We present a method for calculating false vacuum decay rates using lattice Monte Carlo simulations. As a proof-of-concept, we test the method using one-dimensional quantum mechanics. This method does not rely on the semi-classical approximation, and it works even when the decay rate is very small.
Primary authors
Joshua Swaim
(University of Connecticut)
Prof.
Luchang Jin
(University of Connecticut)
