Cosmic string structure at the gravitational radiation scale

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作者
Polchinski, Joseph [1 ]
Rocha, Jorge V.
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[1] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Kavli Inst Theoret Phys, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
[2] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Phys, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW D | 2007年 / 75卷 / 12期
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10.1103/PhysRevD.75.123503
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
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We use our model of the small scale structure on cosmic strings to develop further the result of Siemens, Olum, and Vilenkin that the gravitational radiation length scale on cosmic strings is smaller than the previously assumed Gamma G mu t. We discuss some of the properties of cosmic string loops at this cutoff scale, and we argue that recent network simulations point to two populations of cosmic string loops, one near the horizon scale and one near the gravitational radiation cutoff.
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