Cosmic Strings and Other Topological Defects by Alex Vilenkin & E P S Shellard

Cosmic Strings and Other Topological Defects by Alex Vilenkin & E P S Shellard Description

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 cosm