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Bosonic condensates in realistic supersymmetric GUT cosmic strings

Journal Article · · Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
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  1. GRECO, Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, UMR 7095, UPMC Université Paris 6 et CNRS, Sorbonne Universités, 98 bis bd Arago, 75014 Paris (France)
We study the realistic structure of F-term Nambu-Goto cosmic strings forming in a general supersymmetric Grand Unified Theory implementation, assuming standard hybrid inflation. Examining the symmetry breaking of the unification gauge group down to the Standard Model, we discuss the minimal field content necessary to describe abelian cosmic strings appearing at the end of inflation. We find that several fields will condense in most theories, questioning the plausible occurrence of associated currents (bosonic and fermionic). We perturbatively evaluate the modification of their energy per unit length due to the condensates. We provide a criterion for comparing the usual abelian Higgs approximation used in cosmology to realistic situations.
OSTI ID:
22524895
Journal Information:
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics Journal Issue: 04 Vol. 2016; ISSN 1475-7516
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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