Quantum field theory in the space-time of a cosmic string
- 15 January 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review D
- Vol. 35 (2) , 536-539
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.35.536
Abstract
For a massive scalar field in the static cylindrically symmetric space-time describing a cosmic string, we determine explicitly the Euclidean Green’s function. We obtain also an alternative local form which allows us to calculate the vacuum energy-momentum tensor. In the case of a conformal scalar field, we carry out completely the calculations.Keywords
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