Cosmic strings reborn?
Astrophysics
2007-05-23 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
There are two main reasons for the recent renewal of interest in cosmic strings: Fundamental string-theory models suggest their existence; and there are at least two tentative observations of their possible effects. In this talk, I review their current status in the light of these two factors.
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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0410073,
title = {Cosmic strings reborn?},
author = {T. W. B. Kibble},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0410073},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
16 pp, Invited Lecture at COSLAB 2004, held at Ambleside, Cumbria, United Kingdom, from 10 to 17 September 2004, with additional references and comments