Published 1991 | Version v1
Journal article

Cosmic global strings

Creators

  • 1. Physics Dept., Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (USA)

Description

The topics are: global strings; the gravitational field of a straight global string; how do global strings behave?; the axion cosmological energy density; computer simulations of the motion and decay of global strings; electromagnetic radiation from the conversion of Nambu-Goldstone bosons in astrophysical magnetic fields. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physica Scripta. T
Journal Volume
36
Series
Phys. Scr., T.
Journal Page Range
127-134
ISSN
0281-1847
CODEN
PHSTB

Conference

Title
The birth and early evolution of our universe.
Acronym
Nobel symposium 79
Dates
11-16 Jun 1990.
Place
Graeftavallen (Sweden).

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
Sweden
INIS RN
22074730
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
AXIONS; COSMOLOGY; GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; STRING MODELS
Descriptors DEC
BOSONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL; GOLDSTONE BOSONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; POSTULATED PARTICLES