Vacuum polarization in the gravitational field of a cosmic string

Journal Article · Mon Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 1987 · Phys. Rev. D; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.35.3779· OSTI ID:6606422

Frolov, V P; Serebriany, E M

The contributions of the scalar massless, neutrino, and electromagnetic fields to the vacuum polarization in the gravitational field of a cosmic string are found.

• Research Organization: Department of Physics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 2A6; P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Leninsky Prospect 53, Moscow 117924, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
• OSTI ID: 6606422
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. D; (United States), Vol. 35:12
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
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STRING MODELS
GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS
VACUUM POLARIZATION
GRAND UNIFIED THEORY
NEUTRINOS
SPACE-TIME
SYMMETRY BREAKING
COMPOSITE MODELS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL
FERMIONS
FIELD THEORIES
LEPTONS
MASSLESS PARTICLES
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
PARTICLE MODELS
QUARK MODEL
UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS
UNIFIED-FIELD THEORIES
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