Decay of False Vacuum via Fuzzy Monopole in String Theory

We investigate dielectric branes in false vacua in type IIB string theory. The dielectric branes are supported against collapsing by lower energy vacua inside spherical or tubelike branes. We claim that such branes can be seeds for semiclassical (or quantum mechanical) decay of the false vacua, which makes the lifetime of the false vacua shorter. Also, we discuss a topology change of a bubble corresponding to the fuzzy monopole triggered by dissolving fundamental strings.

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18 pages, 7 figures

11.25.-w
11.27.+d
98.80.Cq
false vacuum: decay
string model: Type IIB
vacuum state: energy
topology: transition
membrane model
dielectric
monopole

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