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Scaling of cosmological domain wall networks with junctions

Astrophysics 2008-11-26 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We describe the results of the largest and most accurate three-dimensional field theory simulations of domain wall networks with junctions. We consider a previously introduced class of models which, in the limit of large number NN of coupled scalar fields, approaches the so-called `ideal' model (in terms of its potential to lead to network frustration). We consider values of NN between N=2 and N=20. In all cases we find compelling evidence for a gradual approach to scaling, with the quantitative scaling parameters having only a mild dependence on NN. These results strongly support our no-frustration conjecture.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0612444,
  title  = {Scaling of cosmological domain wall networks with junctions},
  author = {P. P. Avelino and C. J. A. P. Martins and J. Menezes and R. Menezes and J. C. R. E. Oliveira},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0612444},
  year   = {2008}
}

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4 pages, 2 figures