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Cosmic Strings and Other Topological Defects

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ISBN-10: 0521654769

ISBN-13: 9780521654760

Edition: 2000

Authors: A. V. Vilenkin, E. P. S. Shellard, P. V. Landshoff, D. R. Nelson, D. W. Sciama

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Now in paperback, this 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…    
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Book details

List price: $49.99
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 7/13/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 580
Size: 6.69" wide x 9.61" long x 1.18" tall
Weight: 2.002
Language: English

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Preface
Introduction
Phase transitions in the early universe
Topological defects
String field theory
Superconducting strings
String dynamics
String gravity
String interactions
String evolution
Cosmological implications of strings
Structure formation with strings
Cosmology of superconducting and global strings
Domain walls
Monopoles
Textures
Topological defects and inflation
References
Index