Cosmic Necklaces from String Theory

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2007-01-15

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0701427v3

Phys.Rev.D75:123522,2007

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

14 pages, 5 figures; v3, typos corrected, comments added, published version

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevD.75.123522

We present the properties of a cosmic superstring network in the scenario of flux compactification. An infinite family of strings, the (p,q)-strings, are allowed to exist. The flux compactification leads to a string tension that is periodic in 'p'. Monopoles, appearing here as beads on a string, are formed in certain interactions in such networks. This allows bare strings to become cosmic necklaces. We study network evolution in this scenario, outlining what conditions are necessary to reach a cosmologically viable scaling solution. We also analyze the physics of the beads on a cosmic necklace, and present general conditions for which they will be cosmologically safe, leaving the network's scaling undisturbed. In particular, we find that a large average loop size is sufficient for the beads to be cosmologically safe. Finally, we argue that loop formation will promote a scaling solution for the interbead distance in some situations.

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