Destruction of fermion zero modes on cosmic strings

DOI10.1023/A:1026647813522MaRDI QIDQ1972088zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors S. C. Davis

Publication date 23 March 2000

Published in International Journal of Theoretical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9901417

zbMATH Keywords

cosmological implicationsstrings formed in \(SO (10)\) grand unified symmetrysuperstring

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

String and superstring theories in gravitational theory (83E30) Relativistic cosmology (83F05)

Abstract: I examine the existence of zero energy fermion solutions (zero modes) on cosmic strings in an SO(10) grand unified theory. The current carrying capability of a cosmic string formed at one phase transition can be modified at subsequent phase transitions. I show that the zero modes may be destroyed and the conductivity of the string altered. I discuss the cosmological implications of this, and show that it allows vorton bounds to be relaxed.

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