Phys. Rev. D 74, 124001 (2006) [6 pages]Cylindrically symmetric, static strings with a cosmological constant in Brans-Dicke theoryReceived 16 October 2006; published 1 December 2006 The static cylindrically symmetric vacuum solutions with a cosmological constant in the framework of the Brans-Dicke theory are investigated. Some of these solutions admitting Lorentz boost invariance along the symmetry axis correspond to local, straight cosmic strings with a cosmological constant. Some physical properties of such solutions are studied. These strings apply attractive or repulsive forces on the test particles. A smooth matching is also performed with a recently introduced interior thick string solution with a cosmological constant. © 2006 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.74.124001
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevD.74.124001
PACS:
04.20.Jb, 04.40.Nr, 11.27.+d
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