TY - JOUR
T1 - Kinetic theory and hydrodynamics of cosmic strings
AU - Vanchurin, Vitaly
PY - 2013/3/7
Y1 - 2013/3/7
N2 - We develop further a kinetic theory of strings and derive a transport equation for a network of cosmic strings with Nambu-Goto evolution, interactions, and background gravitational effects taken into account. We prove an H-theorem and obtain necessary and sufficient conditions for a thermodynamic equilibrium. At the lowest order, the equilibrium is estimated by the von Mises-Fisher distributions, parametrized by mean directions and dispersions of the right- and left-moving tangent vectors. Under assumption of a local equilibrium, we derive a complete set of hydrodynamic equations that govern the evolution of strings on large scales. We also argue that on small scales, the assumption of a local equilibrium would break down, so nonequilibrium steady states, described by the Sinai-Ruelle-Bowen distributions, should be used instead.
AB - We develop further a kinetic theory of strings and derive a transport equation for a network of cosmic strings with Nambu-Goto evolution, interactions, and background gravitational effects taken into account. We prove an H-theorem and obtain necessary and sufficient conditions for a thermodynamic equilibrium. At the lowest order, the equilibrium is estimated by the von Mises-Fisher distributions, parametrized by mean directions and dispersions of the right- and left-moving tangent vectors. Under assumption of a local equilibrium, we derive a complete set of hydrodynamic equations that govern the evolution of strings on large scales. We also argue that on small scales, the assumption of a local equilibrium would break down, so nonequilibrium steady states, described by the Sinai-Ruelle-Bowen distributions, should be used instead.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevD.87.063508
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevD.87.063508
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84875168884
SN - 1550-7998
VL - 87
JO - Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
JF - Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
IS - 6
M1 - 063508
ER -