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Self--gravitating cosmic rings

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2009-07-09 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

The classical Einstein--Maxwell field equations admit static horizonless wormhole solutions with only a circular cosmic string singularity. We show how to extend these static solutions to exact rotating asymptotically flat solutions. For a suitable range of parameter values, these solutions describe charged or neutral rotating closed cosmic strings, with a perimeter of the order of their Schwarzschild radius.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9808082,
  title  = {Self--gravitating cosmic rings},
  author = {Gérard Clément},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9808082},
  year   = {2009}
}

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7 pages, Latex (errors corrected in the last paragraph)