Dynamics of a self-gravitating thin cosmic string
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2009-10-28 v2
Abstract
We assume that a self-gravitating thin string can be locally described by what we shall call a smoothed cone. If we impose a specific constraint on the model of the string, then its central line obeys the Nambu-Goto equations. If no constraint is added, then the worldsheet of the central line is a totally geodesic surface.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9607029,
title = {Dynamics of a self-gravitating thin cosmic string},
author = {B. Boisseau and C. Charmousis and B. Linet},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9607029},
year = {2009}
}
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20 pages, latex, 1 figure, final version