Published April 1, 2013
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Journal article
Note on structure formation from cosmic string wakes
- 1. Physics Department, McGill University, 3600 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2T8 (Canada)
Description
The search for cosmic strings has been of renewed interest with the advent of precision cosmology. In this note we give a quantitative description of the nonlinear matter density fluctuations that can form from a scaling network of cosmic string wakes. Specifically, we compute the distribution of dark matter halos. These halos would possess strong correlations in position space that should have survived until today. We also discuss the challenges involved in their detection due to their small size and the complex dynamics of their formation
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2013/04/045Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
- Journal Volume
- 2013
- Journal Issue
- 04
- Journal Page Range
- p. 045
- ISSN
- 1475-7516
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 45104206
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ACCURACY; ASTROPHYSICS; CORRELATIONS; COSMOLOGY; DENSITY; FLUCTUATIONS; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; SPACE; STRING MODELS
- Descriptors DEC
- COMPOSITE MODELS; EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATTER; PARTICLE MODELS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICS; QUARK MODEL; VARIATIONS