Cosmic strings and superstrings

@article{Copeland2009CosmicSA,
  title={Cosmic strings and superstrings},
  author={Edmund J. Copeland and Tom W. B. Kibble},
  journal={Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences},
  year={2009},
  volume={466},
  pages={623 - 657}
}
  • E. CopelandT. Kibble
  • Published 6 November 2009
  • Physics
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
Cosmic strings are predicted by many field-theory models, and may have been formed at a symmetry-breaking transition early in the history of the universe, such as that associated with grand unification. They could have important cosmological effects. Scenarios suggested by fundamental string theory or M-theory, in particular the popular idea of brane inflation, also strongly suggest the appearance of similar structures. Here we review the reasons for postulating the existence of cosmic strings… 
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