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Cosmic string catalysis of skyrmion decay

Author
Gregory, Ruth
Published
Oct 1, 1988.
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1 electronic document
Additional Creators
Davis, Anne-Christine and Brandenberger, Robert
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Summary
The Callan-Witten picture is developed for monopole catalyzed skyrmion decay in order to analyze the corresponding cosmic string scenario. It is discovered that cosmic strings (both ordinary and superconducting) can catalyze proton decay, but that this catalysis only occurs on the scale of the core of the string. In order to do this we have to develop a vortex model for the superconducting string. An argument is also given for the difference in the enhancement factors for monopoles and strings.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
Note
Document ID: 19890007155.
Accession ID: 89N16526.
NASA-CR-182470.
NAS 1.26:182470.
FERMILAB-PUB-88/156-A.
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