Topological Defects (Relativity)

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Formation, Interaction and Observation of Topological Defects Formation, Interaction and Observation of Topological Defects: A survey of defect distributions in first-order phase transitions, by Tanmay Vachaspati. (Topological Defects) http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9903362 Topological Defects Topological Defects: This is an introductory set of lecture notes on topological defects, given to an audience with interests ranging from astronomy to particle physics. (Topological Defects) http://www.physics.adelaide.edu.au/mathphysics/abstracts/ADP-95-58-M40.html Cosmic Strings and other Defects Cosmic Strings and other Defects: A series of articles on topological defects in the universe (Topological Defects) http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/gr/public/cs_home.html Topological Defects in Cosmology Topological Defects in Cosmology: A review by Ajit M. Srivastava of various topological defects in particle theoryu models of the early universe (in PDF format). (Topological Defects) http://www.iisc.ernet.in/pramana/dec1999/c10.pdf Cosmic Strings Cosmic Strings: A review by M.B. Hindmarsh and T.W.B. Kibble of the physics which predicts the properties of cosmic strings and topological defects. (Topological Defects) http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9411342 Topological Defects and Cosmology Topological Defects and Cosmology: A review of the effects of defects in cosmology, by Robert H. Brandenberger. (Topological Defects) http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9806473