Dynamics of false vacuum bubbles with nonminimal coupling
arXiv:0710.4599 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.77.063502
Abstract
We study the dynamics of false vacuum bubbles. A nonminimally coupled scalar field gives rise to the effect of negative tension. The mass of a false vacuum bubble from outside observer's point of view can be positive, zero, or negative. The interior false vacuum has de Sitter geometry, while the exterior true vacuum background can have geometry depending on the vacuum energy. We show that there exist expanding false vacuum bubbles without the initial singularity in the past.
17 pages, 13 figures
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