Aharonov-Bohm interaction of cosmic strings with matter

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Mar 1989

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Physical Review Letters (ISSN 0031-9007), vol. 62, March 6, 1989, p. 1071-1074. Research supported by the Smithsonian Institutio

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Gauge Theory, Particle Production, Quantum Mechanics, String Theory, Grand Unified Theory, Relativistic Theory, Scattering Cross Sections, Solenoids

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It is shown that generically cosmic strings will interact with matter via their pure gauge potential. The cross section is purely geometrical, and does not vanish in the limit of zero string size. The mechanism is the Aharonov-Bohm effect, which is already known to cause scattering of charged particles off an infinitesimally thin solenoid. A related mechanism for particle production is also discussed.

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