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Exact String Solutions in 2+1-Dimensional De Sitter Spacetime

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-22 v2 Astrophysics General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

Exact and explicit string solutions in de Sitter spacetime are found. (Here, the string equations reduce to a sinh-Gordon model). A new feature without flat spacetime analogy appears: starting with a single world-sheet, several (here two) strings emerge. One string is stable and the other (unstable) grows as the universe grows. Their invariant size and energy either grow as the expansion factor or tend to constant. Moreover, strings can expand (contract) for large (small) universe radius with a different rate than the universe.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9209047,
  title  = {Exact String Solutions in 2+1-Dimensional De Sitter Spacetime},
  author = {H. J. de Vega and A. V. Mikhailov and N. Sanchez},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9209047},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

11 pages, Phyzzx macropackage used, PAR-LPTHE 92/32. Revised version with a new understanding of the previous results