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Production of Topological Defects at the End of Inflation

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Inflationary Cosmology

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics ((LNP,volume 738))

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Cosmological inflation and topological defects have been considered for a long time, either in disagreement or in competition. On the one hand an inflationary era is required to solve the shortcomings of the hot big bang model, while on the other hand cosmic strings and string-like objects are predicted to be formed in the early universe. Thus, one has to find ways so that both can coexist. I will discuss how to reconcile cosmological inflation with cosmic strings.

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Sakellariadou, M. (2008). Production of Topological Defects at the End of Inflation. In: Lemoine, M., Martin, J., Peter, P. (eds) Inflationary Cosmology. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 738. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74353-8_10

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