Gravitational field of a global monopole

Journal Article · Mon Jul 24 00:00:00 EDT 1989 · Physical Review Letters; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.63.341· OSTI ID:5464606

Barriola, M; Vilenkin, A ^[1]

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1. Physics Department, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155 (US)

We present an approximate solution of the Einstein equations for the metric outside a monopole resulting from the breaking of a global O(3) symmetry. The monopole exerts practically no gravitational force on nonrelativistic matter, but the space around it has a deficit solid angle, and all light rays are deflected by the same angle, independent of the impact parameter.

• OSTI ID: 5464606
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters; (USA), Vol. 63:4; ISSN 0031-9007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
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