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Energy density of a cosmic string in the Abelian Higgs Model (Nielsen-Olesen Vortex)

my question is what the energy density of a cosmic string in the abelian higgs model is? I have different sources (Scholarpedia Cosmic Strings, the book "Cosmic Strings and Topological Defects&...
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Gauge cosmic strings and large gauge transformations

I've been going around in circles (hah) about how gauged cosmic strings work (I've been using Preskill's notes for the most part). The global string scenario makes sense to me, since different points ...
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How does the Higgs field energy state relate to the tension of a Cosmic String?

I understand these cracks are massless objects, but if a string has an apparent mass from its warping of spacetime, how does this relate to the higher energy value of the Higgs field the Cosmic String ...
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