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Self-Interactions in the Spacetime of a Scalar-Tensor Cosmic String

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-11-10 v2

Abstract

We study the effect of the geometry and topology of a scalar-tensor cosmic string space-time on the electric and magnetic fields of line sources. It is shown that the dilatonic coupling of the gravity induces effects along the string comparable to a current flow allowing for forbidden regions near the string.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0410048,
  title  = {Self-Interactions in the Spacetime of a Scalar-Tensor Cosmic String},
  author = {I. V. L. Costa and F. A. Oliveira and M. E. X. Guimaraes and F. Moraes},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0410048},
  year   = {2009}
}

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7 pages, 2 figures. Revised version to appear in the Phys. Lett. A

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