The Formation and Evolution of Cosmic Strings
Cambridge University Press
Published on 28. September 1990
Book
Hardback
554 pages
978-0-521-39007-1 (ISBN)
Description
The proceedings of a symposium on the formation and evolution of cosmic strings. Thirty of the top scientists in the field review recent progress in our understanding of the physical structure of cosmic strings, their formation processes in the early universe and how they might have evolved.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
1135 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-39007-1 (9780521390071)
Copyright in bibliographic data is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or its licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Content
Superconducting cosmic strings and electroweak magnetism J. APPLETON Harmonic analysis of more than cosmic strings R. BROWN Are the small ?? real ??? A. ALBRECHT Covariant mechanics of simple and conducting strings and membranes B. CARTER New results on gravitational radiation of cosmic strings R. DURRER String mechanics at high energy densities S. JAM Srings and phase transitions ED COPELAND, R. GREGORY, R. BRANDENBERGER and W. PERKINS, Decaying strings D. MITCHELL String-driven inflation J. BARNES Cosmic string an momentum R. SCHERRER Static string configurations A. VILENTION Searching for cosmic strings M. HANDMARSH Rings R. DAVIS and P. SHALLOT The new picture for cosmic string seeded structure formation A. STEBBING String network D. BENNETT String loop product and observable effects F. BOUCHET Evolution of cosmic string networks N. TURSK Cosmological applications of superstring models Q. SHAFI Cosmic strings and module spaces P. RUBACK Strings and phase transitions R. RIVER String-seeded galaxy formation linear theory and N-body simulations E. BERTSCHINGER Quantum field theory around conical defects J. S. DOWLER Cosmic strings: an overview T. KIBBLE On the evolution of cosmic strings P. SHELLAND and B. ALLEN Axion string radiation P. SHELLAND and R. DAVIS.