Published July 24, 1989 | Version v1
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Gravitational field of a global monopole

Creators

  • 1. Physics Department, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155 (USA)

Description

We present an approximate solution of the Einstein equations for the metric outside a monopole resulting from the breaking of a global O(3) symmetry. The monopole exerts practically no gravitational force on nonrelativistic matter, but the space around it has a deficit solid angle, and all light rays are deflected by the same angle, independent of the impact parameter

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
63
Journal Issue
4
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
341-343
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTA

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
21003767
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
EINSTEIN FIELD EQUATIONS; ENERGY-MOMENTUM TENSOR; GLUONS; GOLDSTONE BOSONS; GRAND UNIFIED THEORY; GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS; IMPACT PARAMETER; LAGRANGIAN FIELD THEORY; MAGNETIC MONOPOLES; METRICS; O GROUPS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; SCALAR FIELDS; SYMMETRY BREAKING; TOPOLOGY; U-1 GROUPS; UNIVERSE
Descriptors DEC
BOSONS; DYNAMICAL GROUPS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EQUATIONS; FIELD EQUATIONS; FIELD THEORIES; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICS; MONOPOLES; PARTICLE MODELS; POSTULATED PARTICLES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SYMMETRY GROUPS; TENSORS; U GROUPS; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS