The gravitational properties of gauge and global relativistic cosmic strings in Abelian Higgs and scalar field models are presented. A complete classification of the strings is given and the ranges of the parameters allowing static configurations are determined. Gravitational properties of cosmic strings in the relevant limiting cases are treated analytically.

PACS: 04.20.−q, 11.27.+d, 98.80.Cq (all) DOI: 10.1070/PU2001v044n10ABEH000935 URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2001/10/a/ 000173788400001 Citation: Meierovich B E "Gravitational properties of cosmic strings" Phys. Usp. 44 981–997 (2001) BibTexBibNote ® (generic)BibNote ® (RIS)MedlineRefWorks Оригинал: Мейерович Б Э «Гравитационные свойства космических струн» УФН 171 1033–1049 (2001); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0171.200110a.1033