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Cosmic Vortons and Particle Physics Constraints

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R. Brandenberger (Brown U.), B. Carter, (Meudon Observatory), A.-C. Davis (Cambridge U., DAMTP), M. Trodden (MIT, LNS)

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Submitted 23 May 1996

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The authors' main claim These constraints significantly restrict the category of admissible Grand Unified theories, but are quite compatible with recently proposed effects whereby superconducting strings may have been formed close to the electroweak phase transition.

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CitationA.-C. Davis (Cambridge U., B. Carter, DAMTP), LNS), (Meudon Observatory), M. Trodden (MIT, R. Brandenberger (Brown U.). "Cosmic Vortons and Particle Physics Constraints." arXiv:hep-ph/9605382 (1996). https://pith.science/paper/QWXDQ4UJ
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We investigate the cosmological consequences of particle physics theories that admit stable loops of superconducting cosmic string - {\it vortons}. General symmetry breaking schemes are considered, in which strings are formed at one energy scale and subsequently become superconducting in a secondary phase transition at what may be a considerably lower energy scale. We estimate the abundances of the ensuing vortons, and thereby derive constraints on the relevant particle physics models from cosmological observations. These constraints significantly restrict the category of admissible Grand Unified theories, but are quite compatible with recently proposed effects whereby superconducting strings may have been formed close to the electroweak phase transition.

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s2 We estimate the abundances of the ensuing vortons, and thereby derive constraints on the relevant particle physics models from cosmological observations. contribution 0.63 0.95 0.28 asserted 0.98
s3 These constraints significantly restrict the category of admissible Grand Unified theories, but are quite compatible with recently proposed effects whereby superconducting strings may have been formed close to the electroweak phase transition. interpretation 0.76 0.69 0.72 asserted 0.65

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We investigate the cosmological consequences of particle physics theories that admit stable loops of superconducting cosmic string - {\it vortons}. General symmetry breaking schemes are considered, in which strings are formed at one energy scale and subsequently become superconducting in a secondary phase transition at what may be a considerably lower energy scale. We estimate the abundances of the ensuing vortons, and thereby derive constraints on the relevant particle physics models from cosmological observations. These constraints significantly restrict the category of admissible Grand Unified theories, but are quite compatible with recently proposed effects whereby superconducting strings may have been formed close to the electroweak phase transition.

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  • In this work, we extend the derivation of the vorton abundance of Ref. [ref] by not only considering vortons produced from pre-existing loops at $$, but also those vortons that may form from the loops chopped off the network at all subsequent times.

    Irreducible cosmic production of relic vortons · Introduction · 1.00

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  • In this corner of parameter space, we recover the results already presented in Ref. [ref] : essentially all values of $G$ are ruled out, only values of $G= 10^-30$ and $=10^4$ remain compatible with the cosmological bounds.

    Irreducible cosmic production of relic vortons · Numerical integration and initial conditions · 0.98

  • Note that our analysis of vortons is different from previous work [ref] in several respects.

    Axion strings are superconducting · Vorton Abundance for Small $y$ · 0.97

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  • Thus, the axion string core never obtains a charge density larger than $m_PQ$, which is required to stabilize axion string loops, aka vortons [ref] .

    Axion string signatures II: A cosmological plasma collider · Introduction · 0.96

  • At the time of condensation $$, the loops acquire quantum numbers $N$, and we assume again a Dirac distribution for the generated charge: [equation] This is in agreement with Refs. [ref] and motivated by the fact that, if a thermal process of temperature $= 1/λ$ is at work during current condensation, the conserved number $N$ laid down along the string should be given by a stochastic process of root mean squared value close to $√(ℓ/λ)$.

    Irreducible cosmic production of relic vortons · The loop distribution at condensation · 1.00

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