Physics NotePublished
Quantum Instability of Minkowski Spacetime
Francisco D. Mazzitelli; Lígia Maria Coelho de Souza Rodrigues
1990
Publication details
- Authors
- Francisco D. Mazzitelli; Lígia Maria Coelho de Souza Rodrigues
- Type
- Physics Note
- Status
- Published
- Publication date
- 1990
- Description
- Taking into account vacuum fluctuations through a quadratic curvature term in the gravitational action, a minisuperspace model is constructed where the stability of Minkowski spacetime is analized. We find it to be unstable independently of the quadratic term coupling constant.
- Year
- 1990
- Number
- CBPF-NF-008/90
- Linked to a thesis
- No
- Linked to a grant
- No