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Formation of Topological Defects in the Inflationary Universe

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Primordial Nucleosynthesis and Evolution of Early Universe

Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library ((ASSL,volume 169))

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It is argued that topological defects of typical grand unification scales are produced by the curvature-induced phase transition more likely than by the Kibble mechanism. Properties of the new phase transition mechanism is clarified and its cosmological consequences are discussed.

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  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113, Japan

    Jun’ichi Yokoyama & Michiyasu Nagasawa

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  1. Jun’ichi Yokoyama
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  1. University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

    K. Sato

  2. Institut d’Astrophysique, Paris, France

    J. Audouze

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Yokoyama, J., Nagasawa, M. (1991). Formation of Topological Defects in the Inflationary Universe. In: Sato, K., Audouze, J. (eds) Primordial Nucleosynthesis and Evolution of Early Universe. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 169. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3410-1_27

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