54 citations · 88 across the 3 of their papers we have counts for
3 papers
nlin.AO2007★ 2 cited
Dynamical Emergence of Complex Structures in Field Theories
Joel Thorarinson, Marcelo Gleiser
Nonlinear field theories can be used to study both standard physics questions, or to study questions such as the emergence of order and complexity. These theories are generally der…
hep-th2007★ 32 cited
Bubbling the False Vacuum Away
Marcelo Gleiser, Barrett Rogers, Joel Thorarinson
We investigate the role of nonperturbative, bubble-like inhomogeneities on the decay rate of false-vacuum states in two and three-dimensional scalar field theories. The inhomogenei…
hep-th2007★ 54 cited
A Phase Transition in U(1) Configuration Space: Oscillons as Remnants of Vortex-Antivortex Annihilation
Marcelo Gleiser, Joel Thorarinson
We show that the low-momentum scattering of vortex-antivortex pairs can lead to very long-lived oscillon states in 2d Abelian Higgs models. The emergence of oscillons is controlled…