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Relativistic Dynamics of Multi-BPS D-vortices and Straight BPS D-strings

High Energy Physics - Theory 2008-11-26 v2 Astrophysics

Abstract

Moduli space dynamics of multi-D-vortices from D2Dˉ{\bar {\rm D}} (equivalently, parallel straight D-strings from D3Dˉ{\bar {\rm D}}3) is systematically studied. For the BPS D-vortices, we show through exact calculations that the classical motion of randomly-distributed nn D-vortices is governed by a relativistic Lagrangian of free massive point-particles. When the head-on collision of two identical BPS D-vortices of zero radius is considered, it predicts either 90{}^{\circ} scattering or 0{}^{\circ} scattering equivalent to 180{}^{\circ} scattering. Since the former leads to a reconnection of two identical D-strings and the latter does to a case of their passing through each other, two possibilities are consistent with the prediction of string theory. It is also shown that the force between two non-BPS vortices is repulsive. Although the obtained moduli space dynamics of multi-BPS-D-vortices is exact in classical regime, the quantum effect of an F-string pair production should be included in determining the probabilities of the reconnection and the passing through for fast-moving cosmic superstrings.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.0707.0357,
  title  = {Relativistic Dynamics of Multi-BPS D-vortices and Straight BPS D-strings},
  author = {Inyong Cho and Taekyung Kim and Yoonbai Kim and Kyungha Ryu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0707.0357},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

18 pages, 3 figures. Changes for the analysis of scattering and minor changes have been made. 1 figure has been replaced