Initial vortex densities after a temperature quench

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作者
Karra, G [1 ]
Rivers, RJ [1 ]
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[1] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Blackett Lab, London SW7 2BZ, England
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10.1016/S0370-2693(97)01155-6
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
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We calculate the initial density of relativistic global vortices (strings) produced at a quench and contrast it with the predictions of Kibble and Zurek. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.
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