Safety of Minkowski Vacuum
arXiv:1107.0956
Abstract
We give a simple argument suggesting that in a consistent quantum field theory tunneling from Minkowski to a lower energy vacuum must be impossible. Theories that allow for such a tunneling also allow for localized states of negative mass, and therefore, should be inconsistent.
3 pages, Latex
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