The gravity of cosmic loops

Tanmay Vachaspati

doi:10.1007/BF00759141

The gravity of cosmic loops

Tanmay Vachaspati

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It is demonstrated that the gravitational field of a loop of cosmic string can repel particles. This leads to a very interesting pattern of accretion of matter around a cosmic loop.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1053-1058
Number of pages	6
Journal	General Relativity and Gravitation
Volume	19
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00759141
State	Published - Nov 1 1987
Externally published	Yes

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