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Quantum fluctuations of the superconducting cosmic string

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)
Quantum fluctuations of the proposed superconducting string with Bose charge carriers are studied in terms of the vortices on the string world sheet. In the thermodynamical limit, we find that they appear in the form of free vortices rather than as bound pairs. This fluctuation mode violates the topological conservation law on which superconductivity is based. However, this limit may not be reached. The critical size of the superconducting string is estimated as a function of the coupling constants involved.
Research Organization:
Institute for Theoretical Physics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794
OSTI ID:
5597861
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 59:18; ISSN PRLTA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English