Exact gravitational lensing by cosmic strings with junctions
Astrophysics
2008-11-26 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
We point out that the results by Brandenberger et al. in Phys.Rev.D77:083502(2008) that the geometry around the straight cosmic strings with stationary junctions is flat to linear order in the string tension can be immediately extended to any order.
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@article{arxiv.0807.4355,
title = {Exact gravitational lensing by cosmic strings with junctions},
author = {Teruaki Suyama},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0807.4355},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
5 pages, accepted for publication in PRD