In these lectures, I review the current status of cosmic strings and cosmic
superstrings. I first discuss topological defects in the context of Grand
Unified Theories, focusing in particular in cosmic strings arising as gauge
theory solitons. I discuss the reconciliation between cosmic strings and
cosmological inflation, I review cosmic string dynamics, cosmic string
thermodynamics and cosmic string gravity, which leads to a number of
interesting observational signatures. I then proceed with the notion of cosmic
superstrings arising at the end of brane inflation, within the context of
brane-world cosmological models inspired from string theory. I discuss the
differences between cosmic superstrings and their solitonic analogues, I review
our current understanding about the evolution of cosmic superstring networks,
and I then briefly describe the variety of observational consequences, which
may help us to get an insight into the stringy description of our Universe.
%0 Journal Article
%1 citeulike:4006425
%A Sakellariadou, Mairi
%D 2009
%K cosmic-strings, superstrings
%T Cosmic Strings and Cosmic Superstrings
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/0902.0569
%X In these lectures, I review the current status of cosmic strings and cosmic
superstrings. I first discuss topological defects in the context of Grand
Unified Theories, focusing in particular in cosmic strings arising as gauge
theory solitons. I discuss the reconciliation between cosmic strings and
cosmological inflation, I review cosmic string dynamics, cosmic string
thermodynamics and cosmic string gravity, which leads to a number of
interesting observational signatures. I then proceed with the notion of cosmic
superstrings arising at the end of brane inflation, within the context of
brane-world cosmological models inspired from string theory. I discuss the
differences between cosmic superstrings and their solitonic analogues, I review
our current understanding about the evolution of cosmic superstring networks,
and I then briefly describe the variety of observational consequences, which
may help us to get an insight into the stringy description of our Universe.
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superstrings. I first discuss topological defects in the context of Grand
Unified Theories, focusing in particular in cosmic strings arising as gauge
theory solitons. I discuss the reconciliation between cosmic strings and
cosmological inflation, I review cosmic string dynamics, cosmic string
thermodynamics and cosmic string gravity, which leads to a number of
interesting observational signatures. I then proceed with the notion of cosmic
superstrings arising at the end of brane inflation, within the context of
brane-world cosmological models inspired from string theory. I discuss the
differences between cosmic superstrings and their solitonic analogues, I review
our current understanding about the evolution of cosmic superstring networks,
and I then briefly describe the variety of observational consequences, which
may help us to get an insight into the stringy description of our Universe.},
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author = {Sakellariadou, Mairi},
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title = {Cosmic Strings and Cosmic Superstrings},
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