Cosmic Strings and Other Topological DefectsThis book is the first comprehensive and coherent introduction to the role of cosmic strings and other topological defects in the universe. This study has been one of the major driving forces in cosmology over the last decade, and lies at the fruitful intersection of particle physics and cosmology. After an introduction to standard cosmological theory and the theory of phase transitions in the early universe, the book then describes, in turn, the properties, formation and cosmological implications of cosmic strings, monopoles, domain walls and textures. The book concludes with a chapter considering the role of topological defects in inflationary universe models. Ample introductory material is included to make the book accessible to the wide audience of particle physicists, astrophysicists and cosmologists for whom this topic is of immediate interest. |
Contents
III | 1 |
IV | 2 |
V | 4 |
VI | 5 |
VII | 6 |
VIII | 8 |
IX | 11 |
X | 13 |
CXIX | 235 |
CXX | 238 |
CXXI | 240 |
CXXII | 241 |
CXXIII | 242 |
CXXIV | 244 |
CXXV | 246 |
CXXVI | 248 |
XI | 15 |
XII | 16 |
XIII | 21 |
XIV | 23 |
XV | 26 |
XVI | 30 |
XVII | 35 |
XVIII | 37 |
XIX | 39 |
XX | 42 |
XXI | 45 |
XXII | 48 |
XXIII | 50 |
XXIV | 53 |
XXV | 54 |
XXVI | 56 |
XXVII | 57 |
XXVIII | 59 |
XXIX | 60 |
XXXI | 61 |
XXXII | 64 |
XXXIII | 65 |
XXXIV | 66 |
XXXV | 69 |
XXXVI | 70 |
XXXVII | 71 |
XXXVIII | 72 |
XXXIX | 76 |
XL | 80 |
XLI | 84 |
XLII | 86 |
XLIII | 87 |
XLIV | 90 |
XLV | 93 |
XLVI | 94 |
XLVII | 96 |
XLVIII | 98 |
XLIX | 99 |
L | 101 |
LI | 102 |
LII | 103 |
LIII | 106 |
LIV | 109 |
LV | 113 |
LVI | 116 |
LVII | 117 |
LVIII | 119 |
LIX | 122 |
LX | 126 |
LXI | 128 |
LXII | 132 |
LXIII | 133 |
LXIV | 134 |
LXV | 136 |
LXVI | 137 |
LXVII | 139 |
LXVIII | 141 |
LXIX | 142 |
LXX | 144 |
LXXI | 145 |
LXXII | 147 |
LXXIII | 148 |
LXXIV | 149 |
LXXV | 152 |
LXXVI | 154 |
LXXVII | 156 |
LXXVIII | 158 |
LXXIX | 159 |
LXXX | 161 |
LXXXI | 163 |
LXXXII | 165 |
LXXXIII | 168 |
LXXXIV | 170 |
LXXXV | 172 |
LXXXVI | 174 |
LXXXVII | 177 |
LXXXVIII | 178 |
LXXXIX | 182 |
XCI | 183 |
XCII | 185 |
XCIII | 191 |
XCIV | 192 |
XCV | 193 |
XCVI | 194 |
XCVII | 195 |
XCVIII | 196 |
XCIX | 198 |
C | 199 |
CI | 200 |
CII | 203 |
CIII | 204 |
CIV | 206 |
CV | 208 |
CVI | 209 |
CVIII | 210 |
CIX | 212 |
CX | 213 |
CXI | 215 |
CXII | 217 |
CXIII | 220 |
CXIV | 224 |
CXV | 225 |
CXVI | 227 |
CXVII | 229 |
CXVIII | 230 |
CXXVII | 249 |
CXXVIII | 250 |
CXXIX | 251 |
CXXX | 257 |
CXXXI | 259 |
CXXXII | 263 |
CXXXIII | 265 |
CXXXIV | 268 |
CXXXV | 269 |
CXXXVI | 272 |
CXXXVII | 274 |
CXXXVIII | 275 |
CXXXIX | 277 |
CXL | 281 |
CXLI | 283 |
CXLII | 285 |
CXLIII | 286 |
CXLIV | 288 |
CXLV | 289 |
CXLVI | 292 |
CXLVII | 294 |
CXLVIII | 298 |
CXLIX | 302 |
CL | 306 |
CLII | 307 |
CLIII | 311 |
CLV | 313 |
CLVI | 315 |
CLVII | 317 |
CLVIII | 320 |
CLIX | 322 |
CLX | 323 |
CLXI | 326 |
CLXII | 328 |
CLXIII | 329 |
CLXIV | 331 |
CLXV | 333 |
CLXVI | 334 |
CLXVII | 337 |
CLXVIII | 338 |
CLXIX | 341 |
CLXX | 342 |
CLXXI | 343 |
CLXXII | 347 |
CLXXIII | 350 |
CLXXIV | 353 |
CLXXV | 359 |
CLXXVI | 362 |
CLXXVII | 364 |
CLXXVIII | 365 |
CLXXIX | 368 |
CLXXX | 370 |
CLXXXI | 372 |
CLXXXII | 373 |
CLXXXIII | 375 |
CLXXXIV | 376 |
CLXXXV | 377 |
CLXXXVI | 378 |
CLXXXVII | 380 |
CLXXXVIII | 381 |
CLXXXIX | 383 |
CXC | 384 |
CXCI | 385 |
CXCII | 390 |
CXCIII | 391 |
CXCIV | 392 |
CXCV | 397 |
CXCVI | 399 |
CXCVII | 400 |
CXCVIII | 401 |
CXCIX | 402 |
CC | 403 |
CCI | 405 |
CCII | 406 |
CCIII | 407 |
CCIV | 410 |
CCV | 412 |
CCVI | 413 |
CCVIII | 415 |
CCIX | 418 |
CCX | 419 |
CCXI | 420 |
CCXII | 421 |
CCXIII | 423 |
CCXIV | 425 |
CCXV | 426 |
CCXVI | 427 |
CCXVII | 429 |
CCXX | 431 |
CCXXI | 432 |
CCXXII | 434 |
CCXXIII | 436 |
CCXXIV | 438 |
CCXXV | 440 |
CCXXVI | 442 |
CCXXVII | 444 |
CCXXVIII | 445 |
CCXXIX | 447 |
CCXXX | 451 |
CCXXXI | 452 |
CCXXXII | 456 |
CCXXXIII | 457 |
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Common terms and phrases
accretion angular axion baryon black hole charge closed loop cold dark matter collapse comoving configuration constant corresponding cosmic strings cosmological coupling cusps dark matter decay deficit angle discussed domain walls ds² dynamics effective electromagnetic electroweak energy density energy-momentum tensor equations estimate expansion expected fermions galaxies gauge fields given global string Goldstone boson gravitational field gravitational radiation Higgs field horizon Hubble inflation initial interaction Kibble kinks Lett long strings magnetic field mass metric monopoles motion neutrinos observed obtain oscillating parameter particle perturbations phase transition Phys plasma potential quantum radius reconnection redshift relativistic result scalar field scale scenario Shellard small-scale structure smaller solution spacetime spectrum Spergel straight string string evolution string network superconducting superconducting strings symmetry breaking temperature tensor texture topological defects Turok unit length Vachaspati vacuum manifold vector velocity Vilenkin vortex vortices vortons wakes waves winding number worldsheet zero
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