Singularity formation for time-like extremal hypersurfaces

We derive self-similar string solutions in a graph representation, near the point of singularity formation, which can be shown to extend to point-like singularities on M(em)branes, as well as to the radially symmetric case.

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Published inPhysics letters. B Vol. 680; no. 3; pp. 274 - 278
Main Authors Eggers, J., Hoppe, J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kidlington Elsevier B.V 28.09.2009
Elsevier
Subjects
2-dimensional model
born-infeld type
cosmic strings
Exact sciences and technology
field
Nuclear physics
Physics
The physics of elementary particles and fields
Hypersurface
Brane world
Singularity
Similarity solution
Selfsimilarity
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Summary:We derive self-similar string solutions in a graph representation, near the point of singularity formation, which can be shown to extend to point-like singularities on M(em)branes, as well as to the radially symmetric case.
ISSN:0370-2693
1873-2445
1873-2445
DOI:10.1016/j.physletb.2009.09.005