Published September 15, 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Local cosmic strings in Brans-Dicke theory with a cosmological constant

  • 1. Department of Physics, Bogazici University, 34342 Bebek, Istanbul (Turkey)

Description

It is known that Vilenkin's phenomenological equation of state for static straight cosmic strings is inconsistent with Brans-Dicke theory. We will prove that, in the presence of a cosmological constant, this equation of state is consistent with Brans-Dicke theory. The general solution of the full nonlinear field equations, representing the interior of a cosmic string with a cosmological constant, is also presented

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Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
74
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 067703-067703.4
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

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(c) 2006 The American Physical Society