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Present and future of CosmoLattice

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2024-08-07 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Lattice High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We discuss the present state and planned updates of CosmoLattice, a cutting-edge code for lattice simulations of non-linear dynamics of scalar-gauge field theories in an expanding background. We first review current capabilities of the code, including the simulation of interacting singlet scalars and of Abelian and non-Abelian scalar-gauge theories. We also comment on new features recently implemented, such as the simulation of gravitational waves from scalar and gauge fields. Secondly, we discuss new extensions of CosmoLattice that we plan to release publicly. On the one hand, we comment on new physics modules, which include axion-gauge interactions ϕFF~\phi F \widetilde{F}, non-minimal gravitational couplings ϕ2R\phi^2 R, creation and evolution of cosmic defect networks, and magneto-hydro-dynamics (MHD). On the other hand, we discuss new technical features, including evolvers for non-canonical interactions, arbitrary initial conditions, simulations in 2+1 dimensions, and higher accuracy spatial derivatives.

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@article{arxiv.2312.15056,
  title  = {Present and future of CosmoLattice},
  author = {Daniel G. Figueroa and Adrien Florio and Francisco Torrenti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.15056},
  year   = {2024}
}

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Invited article for Reports on Progress in Physics, matches published version. 20 pages + references