Scaling in a SU(2)/Z_3 model of cosmic superstring networks

Hindmarsh, Mark; Saffin, P.M.

Abstract

Motivated by recent developments in superstring theory in the cosmological context, we examine a field theory which contains string networks with 3-way junctions. We perform numerical simulations of this model, identify the length scales of the network that forms, and provide evidence that the length scales tend towards a scaling regime, growing in proportion to time. We infer that the presence of junctions does not in itself cause a superstring network to dominate the energy density of the early Universe.

Citation

Hindmarsh, M., & Saffin, P. (2006). Scaling in a SU(2)/Z_3 model of cosmic superstring networks. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2006(8), https://doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2006/08/066

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Aug 1, 2006
• Publication Date: Aug 25, 2006
• Deposit Date: Apr 21, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 21, 2017
• Journal: Journal of High Energy Physics
• Electronic ISSN: 1029-8479
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2006
• Issue: 8
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2006/08/066
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/703777
• Publisher URL: http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1126-6708/2006/08/066/meta
• Contract Date: Apr 21, 2017