Cosmic strings - relativistic vortices in the early universe
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Hindmarsh, M (Helsinki Institute of Physics/University of Sussex)
Tuesday 04 December 2012, 09:50-10:30 |
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| Created: | 2012-12-12 13:55 |
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| Collection: | Topological Dynamics in the Physical and Biological Sciences |
| Publisher: | Isaac Newton Institute |
| Copyright: | Hindmarsh, M |
| Language: | eng (English) |
| Abstract: | In many models of the very early universe, a tangle of relativistic vortices - cosmic strings - are spontaneously formed at a phase transition. I will briefly review the models and observational constraints, compare and contrast cosmic strings with superconductor flux tubes and superfluid vortices, and describe the latest large-scale simulations of their formation and decay. |
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