More scalings from cosmic strings

Abstract We analyze all individual cosmic strings of various lengths in a large ensemble of the global cosmic string networks in the post-inflationary scenario, obtained from numerical simulations on a discrete lattice with N 3 = 40963. A strong evidence for a logarithmically growing spectral index...

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Main Authors: Heejoo Kim, Minho Son
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Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2025-07-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP07(2025)052
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description Abstract We analyze all individual cosmic strings of various lengths in a large ensemble of the global cosmic string networks in the post-inflationary scenario, obtained from numerical simulations on a discrete lattice with N 3 = 40963. A strong evidence for a logarithmically growing spectral index of the string power spectrum during the evolution is newly reported as our main result. The logarithmic scaling is checked against two different approaches for generating initial random field configurations, namely fat-string type and thermal phase transition. We derive the analytic relation between two power spectra of cosmic strings and axions which should be valid under some assumptions, and the validity of those assumptions is discussed. We argue that our analytic result strongly supports the correlated spectra of cosmic strings and axions. Additionally, we initiate the statistical analysis of the causal dynamics of the cosmic strings.
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spelling doaj-art-e0f018e0efcc43f69df41249ce34c0132025-08-20T03:04:08ZengSpringerOpenJournal of High Energy Physics1029-84792025-07-012025713010.1007/JHEP07(2025)052More scalings from cosmic stringsHeejoo Kim0Minho Son1Department of Physics, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Physics, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyAbstract We analyze all individual cosmic strings of various lengths in a large ensemble of the global cosmic string networks in the post-inflationary scenario, obtained from numerical simulations on a discrete lattice with N 3 = 40963. A strong evidence for a logarithmically growing spectral index of the string power spectrum during the evolution is newly reported as our main result. The logarithmic scaling is checked against two different approaches for generating initial random field configurations, namely fat-string type and thermal phase transition. We derive the analytic relation between two power spectra of cosmic strings and axions which should be valid under some assumptions, and the validity of those assumptions is discussed. We argue that our analytic result strongly supports the correlated spectra of cosmic strings and axions. Additionally, we initiate the statistical analysis of the causal dynamics of the cosmic strings.https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP07(2025)052Axions and ALPsCosmology of Theories BSMEarly Universe Particle Physics
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More scalings from cosmic strings
Journal of High Energy Physics
Axions and ALPs
Cosmology of Theories BSM
Early Universe Particle Physics
title More scalings from cosmic strings
title_full More scalings from cosmic strings
title_fullStr More scalings from cosmic strings
title_full_unstemmed More scalings from cosmic strings
title_short More scalings from cosmic strings
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topic Axions and ALPs
Cosmology of Theories BSM
Early Universe Particle Physics
url https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP07(2025)052
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