Evolution of superconducting string currents

1997/06/28 by C. J. A. P. Martins, E. P. S. Shellard · 1 citation
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism #Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics #Superconducting Materials and Applications #hep-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/s0370-2693(98)00610-8

published as Phys.Lett. B432 (1998) 58-64 · 8 pages (latex), 3 .eps files, submitted to Phys.Lett.B

arxiv created 1997/06/28 · openalex publication_date 1998/07/01 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We extend the quantititative string evolution model of Martins and Shellard to superconducting strings by introducing a simple toy model for the evolution of the currents. This is based on the dynamics of a `superconducting correlation length'. We derive the relevant evolution equations and discuss the importance of plasma effects. Some consequences of our results are also suggested.

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