Stability of sigma-model strings and textures

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/19/4/101MaRDI QIDQ4330257zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors R. S. Ward

Publication date 20 November 2002

Published in Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0201042

zbMATH Keywords

cosmological expansionsigma-model strings

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory (81T30) String and superstring theories in gravitational theory (83E30) Relativistic cosmology (83F05)

Abstract: In flat space-time, sigma-model strings and textures are both unstable to collapse and subsequent decay. With sufficient cosmological expansion, however, they are stable in a generalized sense: a small perturbation will cause them to change their shape, but they do not decay. The current rate of expansion is sufficient to stabilize strings, but not textures.

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