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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}
}

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5 pages, accepted for publication in PRD

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