# Spontaneous and induced decay of metastable strings and domain walls

@article{Monin2009SpontaneousAI,
title={Spontaneous and induced decay of metastable strings and domain walls},
author={Alexander Monin and Mikhail B. Voloshin},
journal={Annals of Physics},
year={2009},
volume={325},
pages={16-48}
}
• Published 10 April 2009
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