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Pion and Eta Strings

Xinmin Zhang, Tao Huang, Robert H. Brandenberger

hep-pharXiv:hep-ph/9711452

Abstract

In this paper we construct a string-like classical solution, the pion-string, in the linear sigma model. We then study the stability of the pion-string, and find that it is unstable in the parameter space allowed experimentally. We also speculate on the existance of an unstable eta-string, associated with spontaneous breakdown of the anomalous UA(1) symmetry in QCD at high temperatures. The implications of the pion and eta strings for cosmology and heavy ion collisions are briefly mentioned.

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