Published October 1, 1989 | Version v1
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Geodesics in spacetimes containing cosmic strings

Creators

  • 1. Moskovskij Gosudarstvennyj Univ., Moscow (USSR). Kafedra Teoreticheskoj Fiziki

Description

A systematic study of geodesics in spacetimes containing cosmic strings is presented. Different models of spacetime of a single string as well as models of asymptotically conical spacetimes describing isolated matter systems pierced by cosmic strings are studied. Geodesics in the flat conical, conical Schwarzschild and Lense-Thirring spacetimes are described in detail. The problem of two-body motion in the presence of a cosmic string is also discussed. Many new kinematical effects arising from the conical structure of spacetime are found. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Classical and Quantum Gravity
Journal Volume
6
Journal Issue
10
Series
Class. Quantum Gravity.
Journal Page Range
1313-1341
ISSN
0264-9381
CODEN
CQGRD

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
21016920
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
ASYMPTOTIC SOLUTIONS; COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; GALACTIC EVOLUTION; GEODESICS; HIGGS MODEL; KINETIC ENERGY; LIGHT CONE; SO-10 GROUPS; STRING MODELS; SU-2 GROUPS; SU-3 GROUPS; SU-5 GROUPS; SYMMETRY BREAKING
Descriptors DEC
ENERGY; EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; SO GROUPS; SPACE-TIME; SU GROUPS; SYMMETRY GROUPS