COSMIC STRINGS IN THEORIES WITH DYNAMICAL SYMMETRY-BREAKING

Authors
BRANDENBERGER R HUANG T YANG K ZHANG X
Citation
R. Brandenberger et al., COSMIC STRINGS IN THEORIES WITH DYNAMICAL SYMMETRY-BREAKING, Physical review. D. Particles and fields, 55(8), 1997, pp. 4511-4515
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Particles & Fields
Journal title
Physical review. D. Particles and fields → ACNP
ISSN journal
05562821
Volume
55
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
4511 - 4515
Database
ISI
SICI code
0556-2821(1997)55:8<4511:CSITWD>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
We study the classical cosmic string solution in a theory with dynamic al U(1) symmetry breaking. We calculate the energy per unit length of the string and compare it to that obtained in a model with a fundament al Higgs field. We find that the predictions of the standard Abelian H iggs model are quite stable towards the addition of higher dimension o perators expected in the effective Lagrangian for the order parameter in a model with dynamical symmetry breaking, at least for small coupli ng constant lambda.