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Vorton existence and stability.

Y Lemperiere1, E P S Shellard

  • 1DAMTP, Wilberforce Street, Cambridge CB3 0EW, United Kingdom. Y.F.J.Lemperiere@dampt.cam.ac.uk

Physical Review Letters
|November 13, 2003
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This study provides the first concrete evidence for the classical stability of vortons, which are cosmic string loops. Simulations show these vortons remain stable over long periods, confirming theoretical predictions.

Area of Science:

  • Cosmology
  • Theoretical Physics
  • String Theory

Background:

  • Vortons are theoretical circular cosmic string loops.
  • Their stability is crucial for understanding cosmic string dynamics.
  • Previous work explored analytic stability but lacked concrete evidence.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide the first concrete evidence for the classical stability of vortons.
  • To investigate vorton stability using numerical simulations in a 3D field theory.
  • To analyze the long-term behavior of vorton solutions under perturbations.

Main Methods:

  • Summarized known vorton solutions and their analytic stability.
  • Performed numerical simulations of vortons in a 3D bosonic superconducting string model.

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  • Utilized an elliptical initial ansatz for creating vorton solutions.

    • Main Results:

    • Demonstrated the long-term classical stability of vortons.
    • Confirmed stability for sufficiently large vorton solutions.
    • Observed stability in simulations of Witten's bosonic superconducting string model.

    Conclusions:

    • Vortons are classically stable structures.
    • Angular momentum of trapped charge and current stabilizes these cosmic string loops.
    • Numerical simulations support the theoretical framework for vorton stability.