@article{d63f00b8dd3e4c45a332d3629e9f3562,
title = "Cosmic strings as orbifolds",
abstract = "We construct string theory versions of cosmic strings by considering orbifold compactifications of spacetime down to two dimensions.",
author = "Bagger, {J. A.} and Callan, {Curtis Gove} and Harvey, {J. A.}",
note = "Funding Information: 2 Supported in part by the Department of Energy, grant DE-AC02-76ER-03072, and by the National Science Foundation, grant PHYS0-19754. Funding Information: The corresponding solutions to Einstein's equations describe a very simple geometry. The spacelike sections transverse to the z-axis are cones, with deficit angles I Supported by the Department of Energy, contract number DE-AC02-76ER-02220. On leave of absence from Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA.",
year = "1986",
month = dec,
day = "15",
doi = "10.1016/0550-3213(86)90052-0",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "278",
pages = "550--576",
journal = "Nuclear Physics, Section B",
issn = "0550-3213",
publisher = "Elsevier",
number = "3",
}