Transonic Elastic Model for Wiggly Goto-Nambu String
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-10-28 v1 Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
The hitherto controversial proposition that a ``wiggly" Goto-Nambu cosmic string can be effectively represented by an elastic string model of exactly transonic type (with energy density inversely proportional to its tension ) is shown to have a firm mathematical basis.
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9411231,
title = {Transonic Elastic Model for Wiggly Goto-Nambu String},
author = {Brandon Carter},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9411231},
year = {2009}
}
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8 pages, plain TeX, no figures