Year: 1993
Type: preprint
Abstract: Superconducting cosmic strings may be viewed as wires of thickness $1/Λ$ with $Λ=10^{16}$ TeV. We show that the weak interactions will spread out the current to distances $r= (1/M_Z)\ln (I/M_Z)$, where $I$ is the magnitude of the current in the string. Consequences for the scattering of light by these strings is presented.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Authors: Bander, Myron, Rubinstein, H. R.
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1674209949