vacuum instability

C19056
concept

Vacuum instability is the phenomenon in quantum field theory where a seemingly stable vacuum state can spontaneously transition to a lower-energy configuration, potentially triggering dramatic changes in the structure and properties of the universe.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
instability 1
vacuum instability canonical 1

Instances (2)

Instance Via concept surface
Schwinger effect
Nielsen–Olesen instability instability