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Bremsstrahlung in the gravitational field of a cosmic string
In the framework of QED we investigate the bremsstrahlung process for an
electron passing by a straight static cosmic string. This process is precluded
in empty Minkowski space-time by energy and momentum conservation laws. It
happens in the presence of the cosmic string as a consequence of the conical
structure of space, in spite of the flatness of the metric. The cross section
and emitted electromagnetic energy are computed and analytic expressions are
found for different energies of the incoming electron. The energy interval is
divided in three parts depending on whether the energy is just above electron
rest mass , much larger than , or exceeds , with the
string mass per unit length in Planck units. We compare our results with those
of scalar QED and classical electrodynamics and also with conic pair production
process computed earlier.Comment: 21 pages, to appear in Phys. Rev. D., KONS-RGKU-94-0