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Topological Zero-Thickness Cosmic Strings

High Energy Physics - Theory 2008-11-26 v1

Abstract

In this paper, based on the gauge potential decomposition and the ϕ\phi-mapping theories, we study the topological structures and properties of the cosmic strings that arise in the Abelian-Higgs gauge theory in the zero-thickness limit. After a detailed discussion, we conclude that the topological tensor current introduced in our model is a better and more basic starting point than the generally used Nambu-Goto effective action for studying cosmic strings.

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@article{arxiv.0706.1877,
  title  = {Topological Zero-Thickness Cosmic Strings},
  author = {Yi-Shi Duan and Zhen-Bin Cao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0706.1877},
  year   = {2008}
}
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