Quantum decay of domain walls in cosmology. I. Instanton approach

Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 4651-4662

  Kolitch, Shawn J ^a   Eardley, Douglas M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0001377639     PISSN: 15507998     EISSN: 15502368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.56.4651     Document Type: Article

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