Abstract
We construct field configurations that interpolate between string background states of differing baryon number. Using these configurations we estimate the effect of the background fields on the energy barrier separating different vacua. In the background of a superconducting GUT string the energy barrier is increased, while in an electroweak string background or the electroweak layer of a non-superconducting string the energy barrier is reduced. The energy barrier depends sensitively on both the background gauge and scalar fields.
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