LOW-MASS CURRENT-CARRYING COSMIC STRINGS

被引:22
作者
PETER, P
机构
[1] Départment d'Astrophysique Relativiste et de Cosmologie, Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, UPR 176 CNRS
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW D | 1992年 / 46卷 / 08期
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevD.46.3322
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Cosmic-string properties are studied in the framework of the minimal extension of the standard electroweak theory with an extra U(1) symmetry. Provided certain critical minimum values are exceeded, currents can be trapped in a W-boson condensate within the vortex core, giving a behavior qualitatively similar to that in the simplified U(1) x U(1) Witten model.
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页码:3322 / 3334
页数:13
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