Phys. Rev. D 35, 1131–1137 (1987)Evolution of cosmic networksReceived 19 June 1986; published in the issue dated 15 February 1987 The cosmological evolution of three-dimensional networks of monopoles connected by strings is studied both numerically and analytically. We find that the networks evolve in a self-similar fashion. Monopoles and antimonopoles annihilate, creating larger and larger gaps in the network, so that the typical scale of the network grows proportionally to time. Observational constraints on the parameters of the model and possible cosmological implications of networks are briefly discussed. © 1987 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.35.1131
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevD.35.1131
PACS:
98.80.Cq
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