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Title: Exact gravitational lensing by cosmic strings with junctions

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
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  1. Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582 (Japan)

We point out that the results by Brandenberger et al. [Phys. Rev. D 77, 083502 (2008)] that the geometry around the straight cosmic strings with stationary junctions is flat to linear order in the string tension can be immediately extended to any order.

OSTI ID:
21250480
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 78, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.78.043532; (c) 2008 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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