Much ado about nothing

作者:Balasubramanian V*; Larjo K; Simon J
来源:Classical and Quantum Gravity, 2005, 22(19): 4149-4169.
DOI:10.1088/0264-9381/22/19/023

摘要

We describe the semiclassical decay of a class of orbifolds of AdS space via a bubble of nothing. The bounce is the small Euclidean AdS-Schwarzschild solution. The negative cosmological constant introduces subtle features in the conservation of energy during the decay. A near-horizon limit of D3-branes in the Milne orbifold spacetime gives rise to our false vacuum. Conversely, a focusing limit in the latter produces flat space compactified on a circle. The dual field theory description involves a novel analytic continuation of the thermal partition function of Yang-Mills theory on a 3-sphere times a circle.

  • 出版日期2005-10-7