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The gravity of cosmic loops

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It is demonstrated that the gravitational field of a loop of cosmic string canrepel particles. This leads to a very interesting pattern of accretion of matter around a cosmic loop.

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  1. Bartol Research Institute, University of Delaware, 19716, Newark, Delaware

    Tanmay Vachaspati

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This essay received the first award from the Gravity Research Foundation for the year 1987-Ed.

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Vachaspati, T. The gravity of cosmic loops. Gen Relat Gravit 19, 1053–1058 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00759141

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