Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
2006-02-27
Lect.NotesPhys.718:247-288,2007
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
42 pages, 7 figures, Chapter for the book "Quantum Simulations via Analogues: From Phase Transitions to Black Holes", to appea
Scientific paper
10.1007/3-540-70859-6_10
Cosmic strings, a hot subject in the 1980's and early 1990's, lost its appeal when it was found that it leads to inconsistencies in the power spectrum of the measured cosmic microwave background temperature anisotropies. However, topological defects in general, and cosmic strings in particular, are deeply rooted in the framework of grand unified theories. Indeed, it was shown that cosmic strings are expected to be generically formed within supersymmetric grand unified theories. This theoretical support gave a new boost to the field of cosmic strings, a boost which has been recently enhanced when it was shown that cosmic superstrings (fundamental or one-dimensional Dirichlet branes) can play the role of cosmic strings, in the framework of braneworld cosmologies. To build a cosmological scenario we employ high energy physics; inflation and cosmic strings then naturally appear. Confronting the predictions of the cosmological scenario against current astrophysical/cosmological data we impose constraints on its free parameters, obtaining information about the high energy physics we employed. This is a beautiful example of the rich and fruitful interplay between cosmology and high energy physics.
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