Analytic theory of discontinuities in current-carrying cosmic strings

2013/12/02 by Ernst Trojan, Trojan, Ernst
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1312.4845

12 pages, no figures

arxiv created 2014/08/04 · arxiv updated 2014/08/05

Abstract

We formulate an analytic method to study the discontinuities in superconducting cosmic strings. Equations of discontinuities and conditions of their existence are derived from the intrinsic and extrinsic equations of motion. It is the fundamental for research of particular solutions, associated with kinks, cusps and shocks.

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