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Magnetic Solutions to 2+1 Gravity

High Energy Physics - Theory 2010-11-19 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We report on a new solution to the Einstein-Maxwell equations in 2+1 dimensions with a negative cosmological constant. The solution is static, rotationally symmetric and has a non-zero magnetic field. The solution can be interpreted as a monopole with an everywhere finite energy density.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9510181,
  title  = {Magnetic Solutions to 2+1 Gravity},
  author = {Eric W. Hirschmann and Dean L. Welch},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9510181},
  year   = {2010}
}

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9 pages, harvmac; we correct a reference and a typo