The Melvin universe in Born-Infeld theory and other theories of nonlinear electrodynamics
Work
Year: 2001
Type: article
Abstract: We derive a Melvin Universe type solution describing a magnetic field permeating the whole Universe in gravity minimally coupled to any non-linear electromagnetic theory, including Born-Infeld Theory.... more
Source: Classical and Quantum Gravity
Authors G. W. Gibbons, Carlos Herdeiro
Institution University of Cambridge
Cites: 32
Cited by: 87
Related to: 10
FWCI: 1.929
Citation percentile (by year/subfield): 97.92
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green