Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2006-06-19
Phys.Rev.D74:083504,2006
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
28 pages, 4 figures. v3: various small clarifications in calculations (secs. 2 and 4) v4: ref. added
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevD.74.083504
The properties of string networks at scales well below the horizon are poorly understood, but they enter critically into many observables. We argue that in some regimes, stretching will be the only relevant process governing the evolution. In this case, the string two-point function is determined up to normalization: the fractal dimension approaches one at short distance, but the rate of approach is characterized by an exponent that plays an essential role in network properties. The smoothness at short distance implies, for example, that cosmic string lensing images are little distorted. We then add in loop production as a perturbation and find that it diverges at small scales. This need not invalidate the stretching model, since the loop production occurs in localized regions, but it implies a complicated fragmentation process. Our ability to model this process is limited, but we argue that loop production peaks a few orders of magnitude below the horizon scale, without the inclusion of gravitational radiation. We find agreement with some features of simulations, and interesting discrepancies that must be resolved by future work.
Polchinski Joseph
Rocha Jorge V.
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