arXiv:hep-th/9902135·v1·High Energy Physics — Theory
Charged Vacuum Condensate Near a Superconducting Cosmic String
J.R.S.Nascimento🇺🇸 · Inyong Cho🇺🇸 · Alexander Vilenkin🇺🇸
Abstract
A charged superconductiong cosmic string produces an extremely large electric field in its vicinity. This leads to vacuum instability and to the formation of a charged vacuum condensate which screens the electric charge of the string. We analyze the structure of this condensate using the Thomas-Fermi method.
Comments: 15 Pages, 4 Figures, Revtex