The role of topologigal defects in cosmology
| dc.creator | Sakellariadou, Mairi | |
| dc.date | 2002-12-25 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-25T18:45:34Z | |
| dc.description | Topological defects are involved in a plethora of physical and astrophysical phenomena. In these lectures, I will review the r\^ ole they could play in the large-scale structure formation and the anisotropies of the cosmic microwave background, as well as in various high energy phenomena, including baryon number asymmetry, ultra-high energy cosmic rays, and gamma ray bursts. I will then summarize the gravitational effects of cosmic strings. Finally, I will briefly discuss the r\^ ole of topological defects in brane world cosmology. | |
| dc.description | Invited lectures in the NATO ASI / COSLAB (ESF) School ``Patterns of symmetry breaking'', September 2002 (Cracow). 28 pages | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0212365 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0212365 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.dare.co.zw/handle/123456789/58276 | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.subject | General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology | |
| dc.title | The role of topologigal defects in cosmology | |
| dc.type | text |