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Radiation constraints from cosmic strings

R. A. Battye, E. P. S. Shellard

astro-pharXiv:astro-ph/9412056

Abstract

We show that it is possible to evolve a network of global strings numerically including the effects of radiative backreaction, using the renormalised equations for the Kalb-Ramond action. We calculate radiative corrections to the equations of motion and deduce the effect on a network of global strings. We also discuss the implications of this work for the cosmological axion density.

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