书目名称 | Defect Evolution in Cosmology and Condensed Matter |
副标题 | Quantitative Analysi |
编辑 | C.J.A.P. Martins |
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概述 | A comprehensive review of a model widely used to describe the evolution of cosmic strings, an important class of topological defect.Author pioneered the approach himself and demonstrates here its wide |
丛书名称 | SpringerBriefs in Physics |
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描述 | This book sheds new light on topological defects in widely differing systems, using the Velocity-Dependent One-Scale Model to better understand their evolution. Topological defects – cosmic strings, monopoles, domain walls or others - necessarily form at cosmological (and condensed matter) phase transitions. If they are stable and long-lived they will be fossil relics of higher-energy physics. Understanding their behaviour and consequences is a key part of any serious attempt to understand the universe, and this requires modelling their evolution. The velocity-dependent one-scale model is the only fully quantitative model of defect network evolution, and the canonical model in the field. This book provides a review of the model, explaining its physical content and describing its broad range of applicability. |
出版日期 | Book 2016 |
关键词 | Cosmic strings; Cosmic superstrings; Defect networks; Domain wall evolution; Field theory simulations; Go |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44553-3 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-319-44551-9 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-319-44553-3Series ISSN 2191-5423 Series E-ISSN 2191-5431 |
issn_series | 2191-5423 |
copyright | The Author(s) 2016 |