String Evolution in Open Universes

Preprint

12 January 1997

preprint
Published by arXiv in arXiv

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/9701055

Abstract

The velocity-dependent `one-scale' model of Martins and Shellard is used to study the evolution of a cosmic string network (and the corresponding loop population) in open universes. It is shown that in this case there is no linear scaling regime and that even though curvature still dominates the dynamics, at late times strings become the main component of the universe. We also comment on the possible consequences of these results.

Keywords

VELOCITY DEPENDENT
STRING EVOLUTION
LOOP POPULATION
OPEN UNIVERSES
STRING NETWORK
TIMES STRINGS
UNIVERSES
MODEL

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Version 1, 1997-01-12, ArXiv
Published version: Physical Review D, 55 (8), 5208.

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