CosmoLattice 2.0

Abstract

This paper introduces $\tt {\mathcal C}osmo{\mathcal L}attice$ $\tt v2.0$, a major upgrade that substantially broadens the physical scope and computational capabilities of the code. It introduces lattice implementations of scalar fields non-minimally coupled to gravity through $\phi^2R$, as well as axion-like fields coupled to Abelian gauge sectors as $\phi F_{\mu\nu}\widetilde F^{\mu\nu}$. It also provides new procedures for generating specialized initial conditions, including scaling networks of cosmic defects ($\it e.g.$ strings and domain walls), and fields with arbitrary power spectra. The release also incorporates low-storage Runge-Kutta integrators for non-symplectic systems (suitable $\it e.g.$ for non-minimal scalar kinetic terms as $\mathcal{G}_{ab}\partial_\mu\phi^a\partial^\mu\phi^b$), scalar-field simulations on reduced $(1+1)$- and $(2+1)$-dimensional lattices, new optimized gravitational-wave evolution, more flexible field and energy-density outputs, and GPU support that can accelerate simulations by a factor $\mathcal{O}(10)$ relative to CPU execution. Extensive documentation on the use of the code is provided on https://www.cosmolattice.com