Cosmic Strings and Superstrings

Details Cosmic Strings and Superstrings Cosmic Strings and Superstrings

2009-11-06

arxiv.org/abs/0911.1345v3

Proc.Roy.Soc.Lond.A466:623-657,2010

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Theory

Minor errors corrected and some references added, 34 pages, 6 figures

Scientific paper

10.1098/rspa.2009.0591

Cosmic strings are predicted by many field-theory models, and may have been formed at a symmetry-breaking transition early in the history of the universe, such as that associated with grand unification. They could have important cosmological effects. Scenarios suggested by fundamental string theory or M-theory, in particular the popular idea of brane inflation, also strongly suggest the appearance of similar structures. Here we review the reasons for postulating the existence of cosmic strings or superstrings, the various possible ways in which they might be detected observationally, and the special features that might discriminate between ordinary cosmic strings and superstrings.

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