Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
1998-04-23
Phys.Rev. D57 (1998) 7155-7176
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
41 pages; color figures 3-6 not included, but available from authors. To appear in Phys. Rev. D
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevD.57.7155
In this paper we present the first analytic model for vorton formation. We start by deriving the microscopic string equations of motion in Witten's superconducting model, and show that in the relevant chiral limit these coincide with the ones obtained from the supersonic elastic models of Carter and Peter. We then numerically study a number of solutions of these equations of motion and thereby suggest criteria for deciding whether a given superconducting loop configuration can form a vorton. Finally, using a recently developed model for the evolution of currents in superconducting strings we conjecture, by comparison with these criteria, that string networks formed at the GUT phase transition should produce no vortons. On the other hand, a network formed at the electroweak scale can produce vortons accounting for up to 6% of the critical density. Some consequences of our results are discussed.
Martins Carlos J. A. P.
Shellard Paul. E. S.
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