Cosmic strings with junctions : dynamics and cosmological implications

Cosmic strings are linear concentrations of energy that may have been formed after cosmological phase transitions in the early universe. Cosmic superstrings are analogous objects arising in string theory, and in particular in models of brane inflation. The latter possess two particular features, whi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pourtsidou, Alkistis
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2011
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/13079/