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Evolution of Superconducting String Currents

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2009-10-30 v1

Abstract

We extend the quantititative string evolution model of Martins and Shellard to superconducting strings by introducing a simple toy model for the evolution of the currents. This is based on the dynamics of a `superconducting correlation length'. We derive the relevant evolution equations and discuss the importance of plasma effects. Some consequences of our results are also suggested.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/9706533,
  title  = {Evolution of Superconducting String Currents},
  author = {C. J. A. P. Martins and E. P. S. Shellard},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/9706533},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

8 pages (latex), 3 .eps files, submitted to Phys.Lett.B