Is tunnelling from nothing a transition?

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Quantum tunneling from nothing is posited as a potential mechanism for the creation of a multiverse, as discussed in Alexander Vilenkin's work, "Creation of Universe From Nothing." The discussion highlights concerns regarding the stability of pocket universes, particularly in relation to the Higgs boson and top quark mass pairings. If these masses fall below a critical threshold, the pocket universe may face annihilation risks due to quantum tunneling effects. The permanence of these universes is thus intricately linked to the mass configurations of fundamental particles.

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Sorry for my abysmal level of ignorance, but I'm not understanding why quantum tunneling from nothing is considered a possible starting point for a multiverse, when the permanence of our pocket universe within the multiverse is also considered to be threatened by a phase transition if its vacuum has any pairing of masses for the Higgs boson and top quark lower than those in a certain sequence of pairs. Would a pocket universe whose Higgs and top-quark pair were at any mass be threatened with a (possibly lower) risk of annihilation by quantum tunneling from nothing, or might it just blink off for an interval (perhaps imperceptibly short) if their masses were consequently left inadequate for stability?
 
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