Seeking String Theory in the Cosmos
High Energy Physics - Theory
2015-05-28 v2 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
We review the existence, formation and properties of cosmic strings in string theory, the wide variety of observational techniques that are being employed to detect them, and the constraints that current observations impose on string theory models.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1105.0207,
title = {Seeking String Theory in the Cosmos},
author = {Edmund J. Copeland and Levon Pogosian and Tanmay Vachaspati},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1105.0207},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
25 pages; contribution for String Cosmology issue of Classical and Quantum Gravity. References added and other improvements. Matches journal version