Field theory simulation of Abelian-Higgs cosmic string cusps

Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1999, Pages

  Olum, Ken D ^a   Blanco Pillado, J J ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 16444364660     PISSN: 15507998     EISSN: 15502368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.60.023503     Document Type: Article

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