Published August 29, 1988 | Version v1
Journal article

Strings in the Sun?

  • 1. Physics Department, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155

Description

If light superconducting strings were formed in the early Universe, then it is very likely that now they exist in abundance in the interstellar plasma and in stars. The dynamics of such strings can be dominated by friction, so that they are ''frozen'' into the plasma. Turbulence of the plasma twists and stretches the strings, forming a stochastic string network. Such networks must generate particles and magnetic fields, and may play an important role in the physics of stars and of the Galaxy

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Volume
61
Journal Issue
9
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
1043-1045
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTA