Non-trivial ground state of the closed bosonic membrane

Autor: Bruce K. Sawhill
Rok vydání: 1988
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Zdroj: Physics Letters B. 202:505-509
ISSN: 0370-2693
DOI: 10.1016/0370-2693(88)91853-9
Popis: The zero-point energy for a spherical membrane in 3+1 dimensions is calculated as a function of its radius. The contribution is negative, normalized to zero at the origin. Summing the classical and quantum contributions to the hamiltonian produces a candidate for the ground state that is tachyonic, stable, and of a well-defined size.
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