Spacetime structure of the global vortex
High Energy Physics - Theory
2017-08-23 v2
Abstract
We analyse the spacetime structure of the global vortex and its maximal analytic extension in an arbitrary number of spacetime dimensions. We find that the vortex compactifies space on the scale of the Hubble expansion of its worldvolume, in a manner reminiscent of that of the domain wall. We calculate the effective volume of this compactification and remark on its relevance to hierarchy resolution with extra dimensions. We also consider strongly gravitating vortices and derive bounds on the existence of a global vortex solution.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/0208037,
title = {Spacetime structure of the global vortex},
author = {Ruth Gregory and Caroline Santos},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0208037},
year = {2017}
}
Comments
19 pages revtex, 2 figures, minor changes, references added