Torsion, string tension, and topological origin of charge and mass

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dc.contributor.author	de Sabbata, V	-
dc.contributor.author	Sivaram, C	-
dc.date.accessioned	2008-08-06T05:38:15Z	-
dc.date.available	2008-08-06T05:38:15Z	-
dc.date.issued	1995-08	-
dc.identifier.citation	Foundations of Physics Letters, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 375 - 380	en
dc.identifier.issn	0894-9875	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/3034	-
dc.description	Restricted Access	-
dc.description	Restricted Access	-
dc.description.abstract	We consider the analogy between torsion line defects and vortex lines in a superconductor to suggest that the electric charge and masses of elementary particles may have a geometrical origin. Just as the field vanishes everywhere in a superconductor except along the vortex line, where the flux is confined, we have the torsion being concentrated only along the topological defects, giving rise to charge as well as mass. The mass is related to the string tension (f c 2/G) and charge is connected with the gravitational permeability (f G/c 2), both induced by torsion.	en
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dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	-
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Springer	en
dc.relation.uri	http://www.springerlink.com/content/3064408384867544/	en
dc.subject	Strings	en
dc.subject	Torsion	en
dc.subject	Spacetime Defects	en
dc.subject	Vortices	en
dc.subject	Superconductivity	en
dc.title	Torsion, string tension, and topological origin of charge and mass	en
dc.type	Article	en
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