Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
1997-06-26
Phys.Rev.D57:4629-4641,1998
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
26 pages, LaTeX. (2 figures)
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevD.57.4629
Cosmic strings are stable topological defects that may have been created at a phase transition in the early universe. It is a growing belief that, for a wide range of theoretical models, such strings may be superconducting and carry substantial currents which have important astrophysical and cosmological effects. This paper explores the possibility of generation of a primordial magnetic field by a network of charged-current carrying cosmic strings. The field is created by vorticity, generated in the primordial plasma due to the strings' motion and gravitational pull. In the case of superconducting strings formed at the breaking of grand unification, it is found that strong magnetic fields of high coherence can be generated in that way. Such fields could account for the observed galactic and intergalactic magnetic fields since they suffice to seed magnetic dynamos on galactic scales.
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