On the formation of non-topological string networks
Abstract
We review recent simulations of the formation of a particular class of non-topological defects known as semilocal strings during a phase transition. Semilocal strings have properties that are intermediate between topological cosmic strings and stable electroweak strings, and therefore the observation that they could form in substantial quantities during a cosmological phase transition has implications for structure formation, baryogenesis, etc. At the same time, and from a purely theoretical point of view, they provide a very good testing ground for investigating the role of gauge fields in defect formation.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-ph/9810459,
title = {On the formation of non-topological string networks},
author = {Ana Achúcarro and Julian Borrill and Andrew R. Liddle},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/9810459},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
Revtex file, 9 p, 6 figures, to appear in Physica B. Proceedings of the conference "Quantum Phenomena at Low Temperatures", Helsinki, 7-11 Jan 1998