The Stochastic Gravitational Wave Background Generated by Cosmic String Networks
L. Sousa, P. P. Avelino
Abstract
Cosmic string interactions often result in the formation of cosmic string loops that detach from the long string network and radiate their energy in the form of gravitational waves. Loop production occurs copiously throughout the cosmological evolution of a cosmic string network and the superimposition of their emissions gives rise to a stochastic gravitational In this essay, we briefly review our recent work on the stochastic gravitational wave background generated by cosmic string networks and introduce a set of numerical and analytical tools for the computation of this background.
Statistical Challenges in 21st Century Cosmology
(Eds.) A. F. Heavens, J.-L. Starck, A. Krone-Martins
Cambridge University Press
Vol. 306, Page 391
2015