Why some bubbles grow and others collapse ⚡ экспресс
Original: "Microscopic Dynamics of False Vacuum Decay in the $$2+1$$D Quantum Ising Model"
The fate of a true vacuum bubble is determined by its size and the strength of internal interactions — just like an ice crystal in supercooled water.
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An ice cube in supercooled water grows from the slightest nudge. Similarly, a bubble of true vacuum can inflate to the size of the universe. Scientists have figured out what determines its fate. This brings us closer to unraveling the mystery of the Big Bang.
🎯 If the false vacuum were a bit more stable, the universe might have remained forever in uncertainty, never coming into existence.
🎬 In Stephen Baxter's collection 'Vacuum Diagrams', bubbles of new vacuum give birth to universes with different laws of physics.