20–22 May 2015
Asia/Bangkok timezone
The Centennial Celebration of General Relativity Theory and 80 Years of Thai Physics Graduate

Lumpy Cosmic Strings

21 May 2015, 14:45
15m
White Lotus

White Lotus

Oral presentation Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Cosmology Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology (Sponsored by NARIT)

Speaker

Dr Matthew Lake (The Institute for Fundamental Study, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand)

Description

We outline a model of abelian-Higgs strings with variable scalar and vector core radii. In general, the functions determining the time and position-dependent core widths may be expressed as arbitrary left or right movers, of which the usual constant values are a particular solution. In this case the string may carry momentum, even if the embedding of its central axis remains fixed, and the resulting objects resemble "necklaces". Some possible astrophysical applications, such as lumpy strings as engines for anomalous gamma ray bursts, are also discussed.

Primary author

Dr Matthew Lake (The Institute for Fundamental Study, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand)

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