Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
Cosmic strings, like monopoles, can catalyze proton decay. For integer charged fermions, the cross section for catalysis is not amplified, unlike in the case of monopoles. The catalysis processes are reviewed both in the free quark and skyrmion pictures and the implications for baryogenesis are discussed. A computation of the cross section for monopole catalyzed skyrmion decay is presented using classical physics. Also discussed are some effects which can screen catalysis processes.
Keywords:
ASTROPHYSICS
Type:
NASA-CR-186074
,
NAS 1.26:186074
,
FERMILAB-CONF-89/215-A
,
BROWN-HET-725
,
DOE/ER-03130/433
,
Symposium on the Formation and Evolution of Cosmic Strings; Jul 02, 1989 - Jul 07, 1989; Cambridge
Format:
application/pdf
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