Cosmic Strings
COSMIC STRINGS AND OTHER DEFECTS Phase transitions in the early universe Cosmic strings and other topological defects Cosmic string dynamics and evolution High-resolution cosmic string simulations Cosmic strings and large-scale structure Texture models and large-scale structure ...
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Abstract astro-ph/9903362
Astrophysics, abstract astro-ph/9903362 From: Tanmay Vachaspati tanmay@theory4.phys.cwru.edu Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 23:15:44 GMT (113kb) Formation, Interaction and Observation of Topological Defects Authors: Tanmay Vachaspati Comments: 20 pages; Les Houches lectures Report-no: CWRU-P12-1999 In these lectures, I describe the formation of defect distributions in first-order phase transitions, ...
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Abstract hep-ph/9411342
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology, abstract hep-ph/9411342 From: M.B. Hindmarsh M.B.Hindmarsh@newton.cam.ac.uk Date: Sat, 19 Nov 94 15:20:48 GMT (361kb) Cosmic strings Authors: M.B. Hindmarsh, T.W.B. Kibble Comments: 120pp Plain TeX (IOP preprint.sty file included) + 18/19 self-unpacking .ps figures. TeX twice to get citation numbering. Submitted to Reports on Progress in Physics Report-no: ...
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Abstract hep-ph/9806473
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology, abstract hep-ph/9806473 From: Robert Brandenberger brandenb@black-hole.physics.ubc.ca Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 19:17:02 GMT (16kb) Topological Defects and Cosmology Authors: Robert H. Brandenberger Comments: 17 pages, no figures; Invited lectures at WHEPP-5, IUCAA, Pune, India, Jan. 12 - 26 1998 Report-no: BROWN-HET-1123 Journal-ref: Pramana 51 (1998) 191-204 ...
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Topological defects
Topological defects S.J. Poletti ADP-95-58/M40, in Cosmology: The Physics of the Universe, Proceedings of the 8th Physics Summer School, A.N.U, Jan-Feb, 1995, eds. B. Robson, N. Visvanathan and W.S. Woolcock (World Scientific, Singapore, 1996), pp. 308-333. ISBN 981-02-2513-X. This is an introductory set of lecture notes on topological defects, given to an audience with interests ranging from ...
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