1102.5659 (Ernst Trojan et al.)

Shock waves in superconducting cosmic strings: growth of current    [PDF]

Ernst Trojan, George V. Vlasov

Intrinsic equations of motion of superconducting cosmic string may admit solutions in the shock-wave form that implies discontinuity of the current term \chi. The hypersurface of discontinuity propagates at finite velocity determined by finite increment \Delta \chi =\chi_+ -\chi_-. The current increases \chi_+>\chi_- in stable shocks but transition between spacelike (\chi >0) and timelike (\chi<0) currents is impossible.

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