Heavy cosmic strings
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2007-05-23 v2 Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Lattice
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
We argue that cosmic strings with high winding numbers generally form in first-order gauge symmetry breaking phase transitions, and we demonstrate this using computer simulations. These strings are heavier than single-winding strings and therefore more easily observable. Their cosmological evolution may also be very different.
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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0508272,
title = {Heavy cosmic strings},
author = {M. Donaire and A. Rajantie},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0508272},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
4 pages, updated to match the published version