213 research outputs found
Classification of String-like Solutions in Dilaton Gravity
The static string-like solutions of the Abelian Higgs model coupled to
dilaton gravity are analyzed and compared to the non-dilatonic case. Except for
a special coupling between the Higgs Lagrangian and the dilaton, the solutions
are flux tubes that generate a non-asymptotically flat geometry. Any point in
parameter space corresponds to two branches of solutions with two different
asymptotic behaviors. Unlike the non-dilatonic case, where one branch is always
asymptotically conic, in the present case the asymptotic behavior changes
continuously along each branch.Comment: 15 pages, 6 figures. To be published in Phys. Rev.
Cosmic String Spacetime in Dilaton Gravity and Flat Rotation Curves
In dilaton gravity theories, we consider a string-like topological defect
formed during U(1) gauge symmetry-breaking phase transition in the early
Universe, and far from the cosmic string we have vacuum solutions of the
generalized Einstein equation. We discuss how they can be related to the
flatness of galactic rotation curves.Comment: 9 pages, RevTeX4 fil
Non-Singular Stationary Global Strings
A field-theoretical model for non-singular global cosmic strings is
presented. The model is a non-linear sigma model with a potential term for a
self-gravitating complex scalar field. Non-singular stationary solutions with
angular momentum and possibly linear momentum are obtained by assuming an
oscillatory dependence of the scalar field on t, phi and z. This dependence has
an effect similar to gauging the global U(1) symmetry of the model, which is
actually a Kaluza-Klein reduction from four to three spacetime dimensions. The
method of analysis can be regarded as an extension of the
gravito-electromagnetism formalism beyond the weak field limit. Some D=3
self-dual solutions are also discussed.Comment: 20 pages Latex, 12 PS figures included. Minor corrections. Version to
appear in Phys.Rev.
- …