Affiliation:
1. Department of Theoretical Physics, A. Razmadze Mathematical Institute, 1 M. Alexidze Str. 0193 Tbilisi, Georgia
Abstract
Quantum properties of a (1+1)-dimensional scalar theory on a cylinder with a compact spatial part, namely, 0 ≤ x ≤ L, are considered. In particular, quantum theory around the classical periodic field configurations is studied and the lifetime of a quantum periodic instanton is estimated.
Publisher
World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt
Subject
General Physics and Astronomy,Astronomy and Astrophysics,Nuclear and High Energy Physics