Bubble nucleation around heterogeneities in ${\varphi }^4$-field theories

Abstract

Localised heterogeneities have been recently discovered to act as bubble-nucleation sites in nonlinear field theories. Vacuum decay seeded by black holes is one of the most remarkable applications. This article proposes a simple and exactly solvable ${\varphi }^4$ model exhibiting bubble nucleation around localised heterogeneities. Bubbles with a rich dynamical behaviour are observed depending on the topological properties of the heterogeneity. The linear stability analysis of soliton-bubbles predicts the formation of oscillating bubbles and the insertion of new bubbles inside an expanding precursor bubble. Numerical simulations in 2+1 dimensions are in good agreement with theoretical predictions.

arXiv comment22 pages, 10 figures

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