Published September 28, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Singularity formation for time-like extremal hypersurfaces

  • 1. School of Mathematics, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TW (United Kingdom)
  • 2. Department of Mathematics, Royal Institute of Technology, 100 44 Stockholm (Sweden)

Description

We derive self-similar string solutions in a graph representation, near the point of singularity formation, which can be shown to extend to point-like singularities on M(em)branes, as well as to the radially symmetric case.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2009.09.005

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2009.09.005;
PII
S0370-2693(09)01051-X;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
680
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 274-278
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41055629
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
BRANES; CYLINDRICAL CONFIGURATION; GRAPH THEORY; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; SINGULARITY; STRING MODELS
Descriptors DEC
COMPOSITE MODELS; CONFIGURATION; EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUARK MODEL

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