Impact of the small-scale structure on the stochastic background of gravitational waves from cosmic strings

DOI10.1088/1475-7516/2020/11/050zbMATH Open1486.83089arXiv2009.00334OpenAlexW3082681376MaRDI QIDQ5035301FDOQ5035301

Authors: Pierre Auclair 

Publication date: 21 February 2022

Published in: Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Numerical simulations and analytical models suggest that infinite cosmic strings produce cosmic string loops of all sizes with a given power-law. Precise estimations of the power-law exponent are still matter of debate while numerical simulations do not incorporate all the radiation and back-reaction effects expected to affect the network at small scales. Previously it has been shown, using a Boltzmann approach, that depending on the steepness of the loop production function and the gravitational back-reaction scale, a so-called Extra Population of Small Loops (EPSL) can be generated in the loop number density. We propose a framework to study the influence of this extra population of small loops on the Stochastic Background of Gravitational Waves (SBGW). We show that this extra population can have a significant signature at frequencies higher than $H_0(GammaGmu{)}^{-1}$ where $Gamma$ is of order $50$ and $H_0$ is the Hubble constant. We propose a complete classification of the gravitational wave power spectra expected from cosmic strings into four classes, including the model of Blanco-Pillado, Olum and Shlaer and the model of Lorenz, Ringeval and Sakellariadou. Finally we show that given the uncertainties on the Polchinski-Rocha exponents, two hybrid classes of gravitational wave power spectrum can be considered giving very different predictions for the SBGW.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2009.00334

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zbMATH Keywords

domain wallsmonopolescosmic stringsgravitational wave detectorsgravitational waves/sources

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Reasoning under uncertainty in the context of artificial intelligence (68T37) Boltzmann equations (35Q20) Surgery obstructions, Wall groups (57R67) Black holes (83C57) Gravitational waves (83C35) Mono-, di- and multipole moments (EM and other), gyromagnetic relations (81V60) Mathematical modeling or simulation for problems pertaining to relativity and gravitational theory (83-10)

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Cited In (5)

• Gravitational radiation and the small-scale structure of cosmic strings
• Sneutrino tribrid inflation, metastable cosmic strings and gravitational waves
• Irreducible cosmic production of relic vortons
• Stochastic gravitational waves from long cosmic strings
• Stochastic gravitational waves from cosmic string loops in scaling

Uses Software

• SGWBinner

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