Stretching of a Cosmic String in the Presence of a Vacuum Domain Wall

Author: Chechin L.  

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

ISSN: 1064-8887

Source: Russian Physics Journal, Vol.48, Iss.4, 2005-04, pp. : 349-356

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Abstract

It is shown that the domain wall pumps a cosmic string in its gravitational field with a gravitational energy. This increases the tension energy and results in the string straightening. The process of straightening is a new physical mechanism of cosmic-string stretching.