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Title: Field Theoretical Approach to the Formation of Junctions of Cosmic Strings

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2823798· OSTI ID:21039345
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  1. Instituut-Lorentz, Universiteit Leiden, P. O. Box 9506, 2300 RA Leiden (Netherlands)

Superstring theory predicts the potential formation of string networks with junctions. Kinematic constraints for junction formation were derived in [1], based on Nambu-Goto action. Here we test these constraints numerically within the framework of Abelian-Higgs model and report on good agreement with the analytical predictions.

OSTI ID:
21039345
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 957, Issue 1; Conference: PASCOS 2007: 13. international symposium on particles, strings and cosmology, London (United Kingdom), 2-7 Jul 2007; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2823798; (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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