Research article · Gravitation & cosmology · Received 4 May, published 12 June 2026

Vacuum decay in an anisotropic cosmology

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Abstract

[Abstract placeholder — the decay rate of a false vacuum on a Bianchi background, with the anisotropy carried through the bounce calculation rather than averaged away.]

1. Introduction

[Body placeholder.] The introduction sets out the question, the prior work it rests on, and the shape of the argument that follows. Sections 2 onward carry it out in full.

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2. Method

[Body placeholder.] The apparatus, the estimate, and the constants — stated explicitly, as the referees required.

Referee reports

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