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hep-ph2006
Microphysics of Cosmic Strings in Supersymmetric and Grand Unified Theories
Stephen C. Davis
In this thesis we investigate the microphysics of cosmic strings in non-minimal quantum field theories. In particular we consider theories in which fermion fields couple to the str…
hep-th2006★ 23 cited
Coupling Hybrid Inflation to Moduli
Ph. Brax, C. van de Bruck, A. C. Davis +1
Hybrid inflation can be realised in low-energy effective string theory, as described using supergravity. We find that the coupling of moduli to F-term hybrid inflation in supergrav…
hep-th2006★ 7 cited
Fermionic Zero Modes of Supergravity Cosmic Strings
Ph. Brax, C. van de Bruck, A. C. Davis +1
Recent developments in string theory suggest that cosmic strings could be formed at the end of brane inflation. Supergravity provides a realistic model to study the properties of s…