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Title: String gyratons in supergravity

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
 [1];  [2]
  1. Theoretical Physics Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2J1 (Canada)
  2. Department of Physics, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei City, 116, Taiwan (China)

We study solutions of the supergravity equations with the stringlike sources moving with the speed of light. An exact solution is obtained for the gravitational field of a boosted ring string in any dimension greater than three.

OSTI ID:
20774713
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 73, Issue 10; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.73.104028; (c) 2006 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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