Quantum fermion emission from excited kinks

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Autores principales: Alameda-Calvo, Sergio, Blanco-Pillado, Jose J., Martín-Caro, Alberto García
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Publicado: 2025
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author Alameda-Calvo, Sergio
Blanco-Pillado, Jose J.
Martín-Caro, Alberto García
author_facet Alameda-Calvo, Sergio
Blanco-Pillado, Jose J.
Martín-Caro, Alberto García
contents The amplitude of an excited shape mode in a kink is expected to decay with a well-known power law via scalar radiation emission due to the nonlinear self-coupling of the scalar field. In this work we propose an alternative decay mechanism via pair production of fermions in a simple extension of the $ϕ^4$ model in which the scalar field is coupled to a (quantum) fermionic field through a Yukawa-like interaction term. We study the power emitted through fermions as a function of the coupling constant in the semi-classical limit (without backreaction) and compare it to the case of purely scalar radiation emission.
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spellingShingle Quantum fermion emission from excited kinks
Alameda-Calvo, Sergio
Blanco-Pillado, Jose J.
Martín-Caro, Alberto García
High Energy Physics - Theory
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
The amplitude of an excited shape mode in a kink is expected to decay with a well-known power law via scalar radiation emission due to the nonlinear self-coupling of the scalar field. In this work we propose an alternative decay mechanism via pair production of fermions in a simple extension of the $ϕ^4$ model in which the scalar field is coupled to a (quantum) fermionic field through a Yukawa-like interaction term. We study the power emitted through fermions as a function of the coupling constant in the semi-classical limit (without backreaction) and compare it to the case of purely scalar radiation emission.
title Quantum fermion emission from excited kinks
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.26501