Year: 2002
Type: article
Abstract: We investigate the possibility that stringy nonperturbative instabilities are described by worldsheet methods. We focus on the case of open bosonic string theory, where the D-instanton plays a role of the bounce, i.e., it describes barrier penetration. In the process, we compute the exponential factor in a decay probability.
Source: Physics Letters B
Author: Oleg Andreev
Institution: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
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OpenAlex ID: W1999995222