VACUUM FLUCTUATIONS OF TWISTED FIELDS IN THE SPACETIME OF A COSMIC STRING

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作者
MATSAS, GEA
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[1] Instituto de Fisica Teorica, Sao Paulo, 01405
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PHYSICAL REVIEW D | 1990年 / 41卷 / 12期
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10.1103/PhysRevD.41.3846
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
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A twisted scalar field conformally coupled to gravitation is used to calculate the vacuum stress-energy tensor in the background spacetime generated by an infinite straight gauge cosmic string. The result found has an absolute numerical value close to the one obtained with a nontwisted conformal scalar field, but their signs are opposite. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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页码:3846 / 3847
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