String Production in the Abelian Higgs Vacuum
arXiv:1812.08299 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.99.103509
Abstract
We numerically study string production by evolving classical Abelian-Higgs gauge field wavepackets. Initial conditions are constructed for the propagation of a single wavepacket and for the collision of two wavepackets. We identify regions of parameter space that lead to prompt production of strings from a single wavepacket. The collision of two sub-critical wavepackets can also lead to the production of strings in certain regions of parameter space.
arXiv comment7 pages, 9 figures
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